Ethiopia vs Tanzania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Ethiopia
0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tanzania
0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
67th
Tanzania rank
70th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tanzania, a difference of 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 67th and Tanzania ranks 70th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 0.0841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 0.1113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 0.194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 0.3204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 0.7128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ethiopia |
| 1970s | 0.5805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 0.4918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 0.3914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0.3754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0.4114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 0.4086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0182 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 Tanzania?
- Ethiopia, at 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Tanzania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 67th and Tanzania ranks 70th 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.