Micronesia (country) vs Tuvalu: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Micronesia (country)
0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tuvalu
0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Micronesia (country) rank
167th
Tuvalu rank
168th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Micronesia (country)
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Micronesia (country) currently reports 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Micronesia (country) ahead.
Micronesia (country) ranks 167th and Tuvalu ranks 168th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Micronesia (country) averaged higher in 16 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Micronesia (country) | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1860s | 0.0663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1870s | 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1880s | 0.0982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1890s | 0.0926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1900s | 0.0922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1910s | 0.1089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1920s | 0.1149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1930s | 0.114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1940s | 0.1354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1950s | 0.1629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0798 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1960s | 0.1801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0906 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1970s | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1980s | 0.1335 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 1990s | 0.1166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 0.1173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tuvalu |
| 2010s | 0.1382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
| 2020s | 0.1436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Micronesia (country) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Micronesia (country) or Tuvalu?
- Micronesia (country), at 0.1446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tuvalu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu?
- 0.0007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Micronesia (country) and Tuvalu rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Micronesia (country) ranks 167th and Tuvalu ranks 168th 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.