Congo vs Kyrgyzstan: Nitrous oxide emissions
Congo
1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Kyrgyzstan
1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Congo rank
119th
Kyrgyzstan rank
118th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Congo
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Kyrgyzstan currently reports 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Congo, a difference of 12,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.
Congo ranks 119th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Kyrgyzstan in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 69,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 239,094 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 169,372 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1860s | 74,433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 256,021 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 181,588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1870s | 92,791 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 314,365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 221,574 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1880s | 121,026 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 402,683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 281,657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1890s | 136,992 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 447,839 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 310,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1900s | 153,693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 473,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 320,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1910s | 202,583 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 561,182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 358,599 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1920s | 306,185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 701,408 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 395,223 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1930s | 330,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 694,124 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 363,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1940s | 776,652 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 804,123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1950s | 1.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 18,826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1960s | 937,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 575,445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1970s | 978,731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 917,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1980s | 1.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 1990s | 1.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 371,473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
| 2000s | 1.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,266 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Congo |
| 2010s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 101,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Congo |
| 2020s | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,256 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Kyrgyzstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Congo or Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan, at 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Congo and Kyrgyzstan?
- 12,540 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Kyrgyzstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Kyrgyzstan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Congo ranks 119th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 118th 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.