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