Brunei vs Liberia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Brunei
568,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Liberia
520,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Brunei rank
146th
Liberia rank
148th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Brunei
- Liberia
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 568,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 520,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Liberia, a difference of 48,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Liberia ahead.
Brunei ranks 146th and Liberia ranks 148th of 201 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 2,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,012 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8,789 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1860s | 2,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,790 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9,402 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1870s | 2,884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11,605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1880s | 3,620 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,580 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 14,959 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1890s | 4,125 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21,327 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,202 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1900s | 4,950 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1910s | 6,805 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 31,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25,108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1920s | 9,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45,152 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35,862 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1930s | 10,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 49,806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1940s | 17,845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 89,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1950s | 26,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 158,116 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 131,134 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1960s | 31,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 159,212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 128,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1970s | 36,395 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 229,394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,000 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1980s | 46,437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 258,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 1990s | 61,879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 255,317 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 193,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 2000s | 100,177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 358,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 257,848 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 2010s | 124,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 503,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 379,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
| 2020s | 478,672 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 520,120 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 41,448 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Brunei or Liberia?
- Brunei, at 568,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 520,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Brunei and Liberia?
- 48,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Liberia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Liberia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Brunei ranks 146th and Liberia ranks 148th 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.