Nepal vs Singapore: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Nepal
0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Singapore
0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
132nd
Singapore rank
135th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nepal
- Singapore
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Singapore, a difference of 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Singapore ahead.
Nepal ranks 132nd and Singapore ranks 135th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 6 and Singapore in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3923 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1860s | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1870s | 0.1946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1128 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1880s | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1890s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1900s | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1910s | 0.2667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1464 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3953 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1950s | 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1970s | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1980s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.422 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.2368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Nepal or Singapore?
- Nepal, at 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Singapore as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Nepal and Singapore?
- 0.006 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Singapore?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Singapore rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nepal ranks 132nd and Singapore ranks 135th 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.