Aruba vs British Virgin Islands: Nitrous oxide emissions

Aruba
8,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
British Virgin Islands
4,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Aruba rank
190th
British Virgin Islands rank
193rd

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Aruba
  • British Virgin Islands
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How they compare

Aruba currently reports 8,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in British Virgin Islands, a difference of 3,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Aruba's figure about 1.9 times British Virgin Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was British Virgin Islands ahead.

Aruba ranks 190th and British Virgin Islands ranks 193rd of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 4 and British Virgin Islands in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba British Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1850s 46.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 79.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 33.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1860s 49.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 86.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 36.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1870s 60.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 100.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 39.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1880s 78.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 119.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 41.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1890s 89.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 164.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 75.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1900s 112.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 272.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 160.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1910s 139.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 375.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 235.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1920s 158.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 383.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 225.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1930s 177.9 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 410.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 232.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1940s 266.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 744.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 477.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1950s 433.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 991.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1960s 640.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1970s 1,262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1980s 2,138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,387 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents British Virgin Islands
1990s 5,597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,403 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba
2000s 6,479 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,801 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba
2010s 7,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,413 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba
2020s 8,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,470 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,775 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Aruba or British Virgin Islands?
Aruba, at 8,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in British Virgin Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Aruba and British Virgin Islands?
3,997 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and British Virgin Islands?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Aruba and British Virgin Islands rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Aruba ranks 190th and British Virgin Islands ranks 193rd of 201 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.