Ethiopia vs Venezuela: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Ethiopia
0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Venezuela
0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
67th
Venezuela rank
66th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 0.3912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Venezuela ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 67th and Venezuela ranks 66th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 7 and Venezuela in 11.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Venezuela Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0649 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
1860s 0.0665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
1870s 0.0841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
1880s 0.1113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
1890s 0.1276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
1900s 0.1449 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
1910s 0.194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
1920s 0.2964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ethiopia
1930s 0.3204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ethiopia
1940s 0.7608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ethiopia
1950s 1.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ethiopia
1960s 0.7128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ethiopia
1970s 0.5805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Ethiopia
1980s 0.4918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
1990s 0.3914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
2000s 0.3754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0938 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
2010s 0.4114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Venezuela
2020s 0.4086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0113 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 Venezuela?
Venezuela, at 0.3912 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 Venezuela?
0.0003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Venezuela?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Venezuela rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Ethiopia ranks 67th and Venezuela ranks 66th 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

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.