Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cyprus
Cyprus: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
110th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1973
All-time low
0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cyprus, 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
The most recent figure for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cyprus is 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cyprus peaked at 0.4766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Cyprus ranks 110th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0987 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0973 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1399 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1381 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.129 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2555 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2745 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.36 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3554 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.319 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 107 Portugal 0.2675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 108 Vanuatu 0.2665 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 109 Kyrgyzstan 0.2658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 111 South Korea 0.2647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 112 Cambodia 0.2587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 113 Malawi 0.2573 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Cyprus
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- Winter temperature anomalies 0.8299 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cyprus?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Cyprus was 0.2658 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Cyprus rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Cyprus ranks 110th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.