Russia vs Slovakia: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Russia
0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovakia
0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia rank
37th
Slovakia rank
35th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Russia
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How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia, a difference of 0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.

Russia ranks 37th and Slovakia ranks 35th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 15 and Slovakia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Slovakia Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1860s 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0698 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1870s 0.2601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1880s 0.3034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1890s 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2208 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1900s 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1910s 0.3222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.107 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1920s 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1804 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1930s 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1940s 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1032 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1950s 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1960s 0.7206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1970s 0.893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1980s 0.9201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
1990s 0.5899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Russia
2000s 0.473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovakia
2010s 0.5177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovakia
2020s 0.5738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Russia or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 0.5941 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Russia and Slovakia?
0.0055 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Slovakia?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Russia and Slovakia rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Russia ranks 37th and Slovakia ranks 35th 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.