Ireland vs South Sudan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Ireland
1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Sudan
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
10th
South Sudan rank
11th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ireland
- South Sudan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Sudan ahead.
Ireland ranks 10th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 201 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.77 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 2.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 2.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 2.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 2.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
| 2020s | 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Ireland or South Sudan?
- Ireland, at 1.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Ireland and South Sudan?
- 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Sudan?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and South Sudan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ireland ranks 10th and South Sudan ranks 11th 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.