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.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Fiji, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.1887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.1924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1852 | 0.196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1853 | 0.1996 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1854 | 0.2029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1855 | 0.2061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1856 | 0.2091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1857 | 0.2117 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1858 | 0.214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1859 | 0.2158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 0.2184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1862 | 0.2195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1863 | 0.2205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1864 | 0.2215 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1865 | 0.2225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1866 | 0.2235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1867 | 0.2245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1868 | 0.2256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1869 | 0.2267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1870 | 0.2279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1871 | 0.2316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1872 | 0.2395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.4% |
| 1873 | 0.2507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.7% |
| 1874 | 0.2642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1875 | 0.2791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1876 | 0.2942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.4% |
| 1877 | 0.3088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1878 | 0.3218 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.2% |
| 1879 | 0.3323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1880 | 0.3393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1881 | 0.3441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1882 | 0.3486 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1883 | 0.3528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1884 | 0.3567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1885 | 0.3605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1886 | 0.3642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1887 | 0.3678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1888 | 0.3717 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1889 | 0.3754 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1890 | 0.4111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.5% |
| 1891 | 0.3982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.1% |
| 1892 | 0.3869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.8% |
| 1893 | 0.3771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1894 | 0.369 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1895 | 0.3625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1896 | 0.3576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1897 | 0.3542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1898 | 0.3523 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1899 | 0.3504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1900 | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1901 | 0.3487 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.3516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.3563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1904 | 0.3629 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1905 | 0.3705 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1906 | 0.3782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 1907 | 0.3851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1908 | 0.3905 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1909 | 0.394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.3949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1911 | 0.394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1912 | 0.393 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1913 | 0.3917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.3901 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1915 | 0.3883 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 0.3864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1917 | 0.3844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 0.3829 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.3805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1920 | 0.3775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1921 | 0.3742 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1922 | 0.3706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1923 | 0.3666 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1924 | 0.3627 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1925 | 0.3587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1926 | 0.3545 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1927 | 0.3499 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1928 | 0.3446 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 0.3384 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1930 | 0.331 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1931 | 0.3229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.5% |
| 1932 | 0.3145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1933 | 0.3059 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1934 | 0.2976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 0.2895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1936 | 0.2816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1937 | 0.2741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 1938 | 0.2669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.6% |
| 1939 | 0.2611 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1940 | 0.2566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 1941 | 0.2563 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1942 | 0.2621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1943 | 0.2726 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1944 | 0.2858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1945 | 0.3005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1946 | 0.3153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 1947 | 0.3294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.4% |
| 1948 | 0.3414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1949 | 0.349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1950 | 0.3495 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1951 | 0.3485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 0.3458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.3441 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3418 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1956 | 0.3392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 0.3363 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1958 | 0.3334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3302 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 0.3277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.3445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.3478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.9% |
| 1966 | 0.3248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3757 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.4047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 0.389 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4352 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4272 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4518 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4002 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.4191 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4305 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.6% |
| 1994 | 0.481 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4988 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.4946 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4707 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 0.4281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4303 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3881 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.358 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -45.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2165 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.5% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 75% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 0.1962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 84% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Fiji 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -45.2% | 0.3648 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1999 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1992 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.307 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2292 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
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.