Ethiopia vs Greece: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Ethiopia
0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Greece
0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
67th
Greece rank
64th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Greece ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 67th and Greece ranks 64th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Greece in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1860s | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1119 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1870s | 0.0841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1880s | 0.1113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1890s | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1900s | 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1910s | 0.194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 0.3204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1940s | 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 0.7128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.5805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1980s | 0.4918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2463 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.3914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.3754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1651 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.4114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.4086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Ethiopia or Greece?
- Greece, at 0.3939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Ethiopia and Greece?
- 0.003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Greece?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Greece rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 67th and Greece ranks 64th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.