Netherlands vs Niger: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Netherlands
0.4924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger
0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Netherlands rank
51st
Niger rank
48th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Netherlands
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 51st and Niger ranks 48th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 12 and Niger in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1860s | 0.2545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1870s | 0.2758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1880s | 0.3067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1890s | 0.3439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1900s | 0.3429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1910s | 0.2898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 0.2785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 0.5066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 0.7951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.936 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.8279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 0.5641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0943 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.5104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Netherlands or Niger?
- Niger, at 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.4924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Netherlands and Niger?
- 0.0279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Niger?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and Niger rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Netherlands ranks 51st and Niger ranks 48th 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.