Russia vs Serbia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Russia
0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Serbia
0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia rank
37th
Serbia rank
39th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Russia
  • Serbia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Serbia, a difference of 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 37th and Serbia ranks 39th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 17 and Serbia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Serbia Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1860s 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1870s 0.2601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1880s 0.3034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1926 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1890s 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1900s 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1910s 0.3222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1579 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1920s 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3084 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1930s 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.072 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1940s 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1950s 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1960s 0.7206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0974 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1970s 0.893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1980s 0.9201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1990s 0.5899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5314 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
2000s 0.473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Serbia
2010s 0.5177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
2020s 0.5738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Russia or Serbia?
Russia, at 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Serbia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Russia and Serbia?
0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Serbia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Russia and Serbia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Russia ranks 37th and Serbia ranks 39th 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

Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.