Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector was 5.41 kilograms per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 5.41 kilograms per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 21.08 kilograms per person in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.41 kilograms per person, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.92 kilograms per person | 14.99 kilograms per person | 21.08 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.13 kilograms per person | 8.81 kilograms per person | 14.22 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.08 kilograms per person | 5.99 kilograms per person | 8.41 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.62 kilograms per person | 5.41 kilograms per person | 5.83 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 176 Bahamas 25.03 kilograms per person compare
- 177 Bahrain 12.74 kilograms per person compare
- 178 Solomon Islands 12.5 kilograms per person compare
- 180 Singapore 1.73 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Andorra 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Cook Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Kiribati 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Maldives 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Marshall Islands 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Nauru 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Niue 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Palau 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Seychelles 0 kilograms per person compare
- 181 Tuvalu 0 kilograms per person compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.4849 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6151 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.9926 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5091 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7773 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 144.38 2010 = 100 (2024)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Equatorial Guinea?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector in Equatorial Guinea was 5.41 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.08 kilograms per person in 1990.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.41 kilograms per person in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions by sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Emissions are measured in kilograms of carbon dioxide-equivalents per person.