Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Fiji
Fiji: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
146th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1995
All-time low
0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Fiji, 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 Fiji stood at 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 8.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Fiji peaked at 0.4988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Fiji ranks 146th 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 | 0.2036 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3581 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.3598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.2945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.2969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3434 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3902 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2132 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 143 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 144 Saint Helena 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 145 Ghana 0.1966 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 147 Egypt 0.1957 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 148 Bangladesh 0.1844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 149 Dominica 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Fiji
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- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6275 °C (2026)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Fiji?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Fiji was 0.1962 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Fiji rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Fiji ranks 146th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.