Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Seychelles
Seychelles: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
101st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles stood at 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Seychelles peaked at 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
Seychelles ranks 101st of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.0233 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1852 | 0.0235 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1853 | 0.0236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1854 | 0.0238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1855 | 0.0239 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1856 | 0.024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1857 | 0.0241 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1858 | 0.0242 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1859 | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1860 | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1861 | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1862 | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1865 | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1866 | 0.0245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.0245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1868 | 0.0245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1869 | 0.0245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.0245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1871 | 0.0247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1872 | 0.025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1873 | 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1874 | 0.0259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1875 | 0.0265 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1876 | 0.0271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.2% |
| 1877 | 0.0276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1878 | 0.0281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1879 | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1880 | 0.0286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1881 | 0.0287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 0.0288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1883 | 0.0289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1885 | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1886 | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1887 | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1889 | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1890 | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1891 | 0.0293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1892 | 0.029 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1893 | 0.0287 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1894 | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1895 | 0.0282 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1896 | 0.0279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1898 | 0.0274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1899 | 0.0271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1900 | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1901 | 0.0266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1903 | 0.026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1904 | 0.0257 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1905 | 0.0255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1906 | 0.0252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1907 | 0.025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1908 | 0.0247 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1909 | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1910 | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1911 | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1913 | 0.0248 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1914 | 0.0251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1915 | 0.0255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1916 | 0.0258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1917 | 0.0262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1918 | 0.0266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1919 | 0.0269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1920 | 0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1921 | 0.0276 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1922 | 0.028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1923 | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 1924 | 0.0288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1925 | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.3% |
| 1926 | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1927 | 0.0298 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1928 | 0.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1929 | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.0299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.0296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 0.0292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1933 | 0.0286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1934 | 0.0281 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1935 | 0.0275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.1% |
| 1936 | 0.0269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1937 | 0.0264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1938 | 0.0259 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1939 | 0.0256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1940 | 0.0255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1941 | 0.0264 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.9% |
| 1942 | 0.0293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0334 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.3% |
| 1944 | 0.0385 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +15.1% |
| 1945 | 0.044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +14.2% |
| 1946 | 0.0494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.4% |
| 1947 | 0.0544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +10.2% |
| 1948 | 0.0586 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 1950 | 0.0616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.0609 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1952 | 0.0596 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.2% |
| 1954 | 0.0553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.1% |
| 1955 | 0.0528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 1956 | 0.0502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1957 | 0.0477 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0457 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.3% |
| 1960 | 0.0433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.9% |
| 1961 | 0.0529 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +22.0% |
| 1962 | 0.049 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0531 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.7% |
| 1971 | 0.073 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +11.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +13.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0837 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.088 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0949 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0841 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +63.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 0.161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1812 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -12.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1831 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1975 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1842 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +34.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2359 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2443 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2189 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2288 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2455 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.205 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +17.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2323 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -13.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2642 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.6% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3904 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 70% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Seychelles 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +63.7% | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
| 2000 | +34.6% | 0.1824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2456 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0238 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0243 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.0263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.0289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0291 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0271 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0294 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0246 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0254 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0244 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0273 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0301 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0278 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0421 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0613 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0536 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0857 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0655 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1409 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1694 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1876 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2283 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 98 Thailand 0.2799 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 99 Peru 0.2783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 100 Guatemala 0.2736 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 102 Gabon 0.2729 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 103 Israel 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 104 Tunisia 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Seychelles?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in Seychelles was 0.2734 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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2734 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does Seychelles rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Seychelles ranks 101st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.