Niger vs Ukraine: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Niger
0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Ukraine
0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niger rank
48th
Ukraine rank
46th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Niger
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.5353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5203 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Niger, a difference of 0.015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ukraine ahead.
Niger ranks 48th and Ukraine ranks 46th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Ukraine in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.1813 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0838 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 0.219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 0.2912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0547 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3344 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 0.3536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 0.486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1930s | 0.4611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1940s | 0.9325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1950s | 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niger |
| 1960s | 0.7437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 0.6619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 0.5272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 0.4285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6198 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 0.4597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 0.4697 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0758 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 0.5105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Ukraine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Niger or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.5353 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 Ukraine?
- 0.015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Ukraine?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Niger and Ukraine rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Niger ranks 48th and Ukraine ranks 46th 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.