India vs Saint Helena: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
India
0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Saint Helena
0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
India rank
141st
Saint Helena rank
144th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- India
- Saint Helena
How they compare
India currently reports 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.0095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 85 shared years of data; in 1854 it was India ahead.
India ranks 141st and Saint Helena ranks 144th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, India averaged higher in 17 and Saint Helena in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Saint Helena | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1860s | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1870s | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0888 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1880s | 0.1478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1890s | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1900s | 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1910s | 0.1527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1920s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1930s | 0.1438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1940s | 0.1475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1950s | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1960s | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1970s | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1979 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, India or Saint Helena?
- India, at 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Saint Helena as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between India and Saint Helena?
- 0.0095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Saint Helena?
- 85 years are reported by both, from 1854 to 2024.
- How do India and Saint Helena rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- India ranks 141st and Saint Helena ranks 144th 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.