France vs Netherlands: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
France
0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands
0.4924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
France rank
52nd
Netherlands rank
51st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- France
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.4924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France, a difference of 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
France ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 51st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.0918 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.1077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.1318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.1646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1793 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.1872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.1912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1920s | 0.2139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1930s | 0.257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0509 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1940s | 0.4486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 0.7151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0889 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 1990s | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2000s | 0.6872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.5935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
| 2020s | 0.5221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, France or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 0.4924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between France and Netherlands?
- 0.0028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Netherlands?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do France and Netherlands rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- France ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 51st 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.