Chad vs United Kingdom: Nitrous oxide emissions
Chad
30.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Kingdom
28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Chad rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
22nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Chad
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Chad currently reports 30.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Kingdom, a difference of 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Chad ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 201 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 264,200 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1860s | 281,578 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1870s | 353,948 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1880s | 466,114 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1890s | 529,332 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1900s | 594,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1910s | 792,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1920s | 1.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1930s | 1.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1940s | 3.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 4.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 24.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | 3.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 29.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 4.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 4.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 43.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 8.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 37.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 13.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 19.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 28.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 28.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 514,820 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Chad or United Kingdom?
- Chad, at 30.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Chad and United Kingdom?
- 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and United Kingdom?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and United Kingdom rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Chad ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 22nd 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.