New Zealand vs Uruguay: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
New Zealand
2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Uruguay
2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
5th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- New Zealand
- Uruguay
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay, a difference of 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th of 201 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 18.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1860s | 11.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1870s | 7.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1880s | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3338 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1890s | 4.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.49 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1900s | 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1910s | 4.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1920s | 3.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1930s | 3.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1940s | 3.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 4.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 4.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 4.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 3.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 2.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, New Zealand or Uruguay?
- New Zealand, at 2.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 0.31 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- New Zealand ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 5th 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.