Niue vs Sierra Leone: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Niue
0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Niue rank
153rd
Sierra Leone rank
156th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Niue
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Niue currently reports 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 75 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Niue ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 156th of 201 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Niue averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niue | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 0.0684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.204 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 0.1552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 0.174 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 1990s | 0.1513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 2010s | 0.2111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
| 2020s | 0.1749 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Niue |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Niue or Sierra Leone?
- Niue, at 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Niue and Sierra Leone?
- 0.0063 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Niue ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niue and Sierra Leone?
- 75 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2024.
- How do Niue and Sierra Leone rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Niue ranks 153rd and Sierra Leone ranks 156th 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.