Slovenia vs Suriname: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Slovenia
0.3546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Slovenia rank
78th
Suriname rank
76th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Slovenia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Slovenia, a difference of 0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Slovenia ahead.

Slovenia ranks 78th and Suriname ranks 76th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Slovenia averaged higher in 15 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovenia Suriname Difference Ahead
1850s 0.085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0475 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1860s 0.0842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0329 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1870s 0.0916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1880s 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1890s 0.0915 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0121 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1900s 0.0791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1910s 0.1038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname
1920s 0.1963 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0983 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1930s 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1940s 0.2488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1950s 0.3984 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1728 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1960s 0.4676 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1854 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2822 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1970s 0.5527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1980s 0.5815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
1990s 0.4513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
2000s 0.4179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0462 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
2010s 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3861 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Slovenia
2020s 0.3652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Slovenia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 0.3596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.3546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Slovenia as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Slovenia and Suriname?
0.005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovenia and Suriname?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Slovenia and Suriname rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Slovenia ranks 78th and Suriname ranks 76th 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.