Portugal vs Tunisia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Portugal
0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tunisia
0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Portugal rank
107th
Tunisia rank
104th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Portugal
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Portugal, a difference of 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tunisia ahead.
Portugal ranks 107th and Tunisia ranks 104th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 14 and Tunisia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1860s | 0.0626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1870s | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0056 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1880s | 0.0856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1890s | 0.1029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1900s | 0.1099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.077 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1910s | 0.1011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1920s | 0.106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1930s | 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1940s | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1950s | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3497 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Tunisia |
| 1960s | 0.3967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.054 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.4036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1109 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2772 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.2934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2691 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Portugal or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Portugal and Tunisia?
- 0.0046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Tunisia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Portugal ranks 107th and Tunisia ranks 104th 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.