Azerbaijan vs Portugal: Nitrous oxide emissions
Azerbaijan
2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Portugal
2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
105th
Portugal rank
107th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Azerbaijan
- Portugal
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Portugal, a difference of 187,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 105th and Portugal ranks 107th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 8 and Portugal in 10.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 274,086 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,482 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1860s | 293,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 259,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 33,669 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1870s | 361,808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,400 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1880s | 466,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 410,255 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 55,976 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1890s | 519,415 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 535,612 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16,197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1900s | 550,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 615,506 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 65,003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1910s | 654,428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 600,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 53,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1920s | 823,277 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 674,382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 148,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1930s | 830,505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 819,967 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10,538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
| 1940s | 987,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 518,267 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1950s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1960s | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1970s | 2.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2000s | 2.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 132,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Azerbaijan or Portugal?
- Azerbaijan, at 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Azerbaijan and Portugal?
- 187,770 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Portugal?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Portugal rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Azerbaijan ranks 105th and Portugal ranks 107th 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.