Portugal vs Vanuatu: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Portugal
0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Vanuatu
0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Portugal rank
107th
Vanuatu rank
108th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Portugal
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Portugal ranks 107th and Vanuatu ranks 108th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 17.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1860s | 0.0626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1870s | 0.0716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1368 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1880s | 0.0856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1890s | 0.1029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0461 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1900s | 0.1099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1910s | 0.1011 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0767 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1920s | 0.106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1930s | 0.1143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1234 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1940s | 0.1869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1950s | 0.2929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1960s | 0.3967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 0.454 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0.4036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.3803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 0.3396 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.3194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4341 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.2934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2787 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0147 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 Vanuatu?
- Portugal, at 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Portugal and Vanuatu?
- 0.001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Vanuatu?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Vanuatu rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Portugal ranks 107th and Vanuatu ranks 108th 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.