Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
down 1.9%
Rank
152nd
of 201 regions
All-time high
0.3334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1978
All-time low
0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Liechtenstein, 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 Liechtenstein stood at 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Liechtenstein peaked at 0.3334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places Liechtenstein 152nd out of 201 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0814 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1001 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0998 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1183 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1345 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1465 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2686 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liechtenstein
- 149 Dominica 0.1827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 150 Nigeria 0.1803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 151 East Timor 0.1786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Niue 0.1753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Algeria 0.1733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 Papua New Guinea 0.1709 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Liechtenstein
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 1 (2025)
- Democracy 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 92.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Liechtenstein?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Liechtenstein was 0.1769 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 Liechtenstein?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Liechtenstein?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0797 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Liechtenstein rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Liechtenstein ranks 152nd out of 201 regions with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Liechtenstein?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liechtenstein 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.