Panama vs Qatar: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Panama
0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Qatar
0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Panama rank
95th
Qatar rank
92nd
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Panama
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Panama, a difference of 0.0138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Qatar ahead.
Panama ranks 95th and Qatar ranks 92nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9378 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1860s | 0.1722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1870s | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1880s | 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.63 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1890s | 0.2078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1900s | 0.2909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.76 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1910s | 0.3026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1920s | 0.2426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1930s | 0.2179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1940s | 0.294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1950s | 0.4408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1960s | 0.5056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.68 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1970s | 0.5018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1419 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.4396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3356 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.3843 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.3431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.3185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Panama or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Panama and Qatar?
- 0.0138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Qatar?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Panama and Qatar rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Panama ranks 95th and Qatar ranks 92nd 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.