Niger vs Romania: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Niger
0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Romania
0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger rank
48th
Romania rank
45th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Niger
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger, a difference of 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 48th and Romania ranks 45th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 13 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1860s | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1870s | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1880s | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1890s | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1900s | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1910s | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1920s | 0.486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.4611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 0.9325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.7437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1970s | 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8549 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1980s | 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 1990s | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0972 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2000s | 0.4597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 2010s | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.5105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Niger or Romania?
- Romania, at 0.5357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Niger and Romania?
- 0.0154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Romania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Romania rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Niger ranks 48th and Romania ranks 45th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.