Kyrgyzstan vs Vanuatu: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Kyrgyzstan
0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan rank
109th
Vanuatu rank
108th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 109th and Vanuatu ranks 108th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 12 and Vanuatu in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1850s 0.3287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1860s 0.3216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1870s 0.3593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1880s 0.4213 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1890s 0.4276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1900s 0.4133 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1910s 0.4456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1920s 0.5095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1930s 0.4609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1940s 0.4849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1950s 0.6038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1960s 0.589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Kyrgyzstan
1970s 0.5669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1980s 0.5305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
1990s 0.3302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
2000s 0.2529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
2010s 0.287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu
2020s 0.2714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Kyrgyzstan or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Kyrgyzstan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Kyrgyzstan and Vanuatu?
0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Vanuatu?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 109th and Vanuatu ranks 108th 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.