Palau vs South Sudan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Palau
1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
South Sudan
1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Palau rank
8th
South Sudan rank
11th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Palau
- South Sudan
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Sudan, a difference of 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Sudan ahead.
Palau ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 11th of 201 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7339 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 1.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4688 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.59 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Palau or South Sudan?
- Palau, at 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 1.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Palau and South Sudan?
- 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and South Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Palau and South Sudan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Palau ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 11th 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.