Nigeria vs East Timor: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Nigeria
0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
East Timor
0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Nigeria rank
150th
East Timor rank
151st
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Nigeria
- East Timor
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in East Timor, a difference of 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 150th and East Timor ranks 151st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 10 and East Timor in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1860s | 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1870s | 0.0572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0295 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1880s | 0.0653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1890s | 0.0689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0307 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1900s | 0.0728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1910s | 0.0811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1920s | 0.0946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1930s | 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1940s | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0498 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1950s | 0.1782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1960s | 0.156 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1970s | 0.1745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 1980s | 0.1893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.2059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.1985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2010s | 0.1929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
| 2020s | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Nigeria or East Timor?
- Nigeria, at 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in East Timor as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Nigeria and East Timor?
- 0.0017 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and East Timor?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and East Timor rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Nigeria ranks 150th and East Timor ranks 151st 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.