Taiwan vs Tajikistan: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Taiwan
0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Tajikistan
0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Taiwan rank
124th
Tajikistan rank
127th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
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How they compare

Taiwan currently reports 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tajikistan, a difference of 0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

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

Taiwan ranks 124th and Tajikistan ranks 127th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Taiwan averaged higher in 4 and Tajikistan in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Taiwan Tajikistan Difference Ahead
1850s 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1333 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1860s 0.0898 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1870s 0.1041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1404 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1880s 0.125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2952 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1890s 0.1332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3015 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1900s 0.1387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1910s 0.148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1708 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1920s 0.1565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1930s 0.151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1940s 0.1826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1950s 0.2106 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1960s 0.1935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1970s 0.1874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1980s 0.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Tajikistan
1990s 0.2223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2102 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0122 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Taiwan
2000s 0.2447 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Taiwan
2010s 0.2374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Taiwan
2020s 0.2485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2427 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Taiwan or Tajikistan?
Taiwan, at 0.2467 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.2444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Tajikistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Taiwan and Tajikistan?
0.0023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Taiwan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Tajikistan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Taiwan and Tajikistan rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Taiwan ranks 124th and Tajikistan ranks 127th 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.