Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brunei
Brunei: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 15.9%
World rank
15th
of 201 countries
All-time high
1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.1848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1990
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brunei, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
In 2024, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brunei stood at 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.9% on the previous year and up 357.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brunei peaked at 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1990.
Brunei ranks 15th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brunei, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.4942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.4922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1852 | 0.4901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1853 | 0.4874 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1854 | 0.4844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.4807 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1856 | 0.4766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1857 | 0.4716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1858 | 0.466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1859 | 0.4596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1860 | 0.4524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1861 | 0.4444 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1862 | 0.4362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1863 | 0.4278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1864 | 0.4191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1865 | 0.4104 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1866 | 0.4016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1867 | 0.3927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1868 | 0.3839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1869 | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1870 | 0.3665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1871 | 0.3702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1872 | 0.3707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1873 | 0.375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1874 | 0.3814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1875 | 0.3884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1876 | 0.3947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1877 | 0.3994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1878 | 0.4014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1879 | 0.3998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1881 | 0.3855 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1882 | 0.3766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1883 | 0.3675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1884 | 0.3582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1885 | 0.3491 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1886 | 0.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1887 | 0.3311 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1888 | 0.3226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1889 | 0.3144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1890 | 0.3187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1891 | 0.3111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.4% |
| 1892 | 0.3042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1893 | 0.2978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1894 | 0.2919 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1895 | 0.2865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1896 | 0.2814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1897 | 0.2766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1898 | 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1899 | 0.2677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1900 | 0.2636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1901 | 0.2597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1902 | 0.2564 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1903 | 0.2536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 0.2512 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 0.249 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.2472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1907 | 0.246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1908 | 0.2453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1909 | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1910 | 0.2455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1911 | 0.2511 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1912 | 0.2582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.8% |
| 1913 | 0.2644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1914 | 0.2712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1915 | 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
| 1916 | 0.2853 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1917 | 0.292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1918 | 0.2982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1919 | 0.3036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1920 | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1921 | 0.3115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.3152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1923 | 0.3188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1924 | 0.3221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1925 | 0.325 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1926 | 0.3275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1927 | 0.3294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1928 | 0.3309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 0.3305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.3284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1931 | 0.3248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1932 | 0.3201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.3142 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1934 | 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1935 | 0.3023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1936 | 0.296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1937 | 0.2896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1938 | 0.283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1939 | 0.2773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1940 | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1941 | 0.2778 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1942 | 0.299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1943 | 0.3321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.1% |
| 1944 | 0.3721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.0% |
| 1945 | 0.4151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 1946 | 0.4576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.2% |
| 1947 | 0.496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1948 | 0.5269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.2% |
| 1949 | 0.5411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.7% |
| 1950 | 0.535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.5082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1952 | 0.4837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.8% |
| 1953 | 0.4601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1954 | 0.4372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1955 | 0.4148 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1956 | 0.3934 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.2% |
| 1957 | 0.3732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.1% |
| 1958 | 0.3545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.7% |
| 1960 | 0.324 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1961 | 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.5% |
| 1962 | 0.3215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.2689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.2662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.2375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.2099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.2299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 0.231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2163 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1995 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2087 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1994 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2099 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2692 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2835 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2833 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 0.284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2689 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2638 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +101.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +86.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.9% |
Brunei compared with similar countries
- Brunei's 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 3.1× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Brunei's 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 5.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brunei changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +101.5% | 0.2611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2020 | +86.4% | 0.526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.4144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3752 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4014 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3539 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2908 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2452 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2636 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.2748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.3044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5411 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3377 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2353 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1856 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brunei
- 12 Chad 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 13 Estonia 1.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 14 Paraguay 1.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 16 Latvia 1.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 17 Argentina 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 18 Finland 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Brunei
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0594 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1318 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.089 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3375 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6707 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brunei?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Brunei was 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Brunei?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Brunei?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1990.
- How does Brunei rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Brunei ranks 15th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Brunei?
- Over the last ten years it is up 357.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brunei data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.