Guinea-Bissau vs Luxembourg: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Guinea-Bissau
0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Luxembourg
0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
77th
Luxembourg rank
75th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 77th and Luxembourg ranks 75th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Luxembourg in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1043 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1860s | 0.1065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1870s | 0.1233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1880s | 0.1475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1890s | 0.1543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1211 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1900s | 0.1602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1910s | 0.1945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1920s | 0.2624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1930s | 0.2473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1940s | 0.4791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1950s | 0.6403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 0.5477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 0.5691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 0.5623 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.5074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.5251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 0.4528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.3764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Guinea-Bissau or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Guinea-Bissau and Luxembourg?
- 0.0066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Luxembourg?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Luxembourg rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 77th and Luxembourg ranks 75th 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.