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.
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
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2249 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.5399 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.2563 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2101 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3438 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 106.12 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
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.