Nepal vs United Arab Emirates: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Nepal
0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nepal rank
132nd
United Arab Emirates rank
130th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nepal
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nepal, a difference of 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Nepal ranks 132nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 130th of 201 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1558 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1860s | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1870s | 0.1946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1880s | 0.2457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1890s | 0.2602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1900s | 0.2634 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1910s | 0.2667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9635 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1920s | 0.2764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1930s | 0.2856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1940s | 0.2483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1950s | 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1960s | 0.1973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 0.1917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 0.1792 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.2368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Nepal or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 0.239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Nepal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Nepal and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0037 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and United Arab Emirates?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nepal and United Arab Emirates rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nepal ranks 132nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 130th 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.