Nepal vs Tonga: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Nepal
0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tonga
0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
132nd
Tonga rank
133rd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nepal
- Tonga
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga, a difference of 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nepal ahead.
Nepal ranks 132nd and Tonga ranks 133rd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 16 and Tonga in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1860s | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1870s | 0.1946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1880s | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1890s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1900s | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1910s | 0.2667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1920s | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1930s | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1940s | 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1794 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1950s | 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1970s | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0727 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1980s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 1990s | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nepal |
| 2020s | 0.2368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0067 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 Tonga?
- Nepal, at 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Nepal and Tonga?
- 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Tonga?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and Tonga rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nepal ranks 132nd and Tonga ranks 133rd 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.