Equatorial Guinea vs Macao: Nitrous oxide emissions

Equatorial Guinea
51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Macao
60,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
173rd
Macao rank
170th

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Macao
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 60,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 9,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

That makes Macao's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Macao ranks 170th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 16 and Macao in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Macao Difference Ahead
1850s 2,141 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 375.37 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1860s 2,316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 409.53 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1870s 2,701 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 455.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1880s 3,237 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 511.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1890s 3,633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 567.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,065 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1900s 4,166 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 638.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3,527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1910s 4,981 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 720.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1920s 6,181 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 806.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,375 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1930s 6,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 910.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1940s 11,706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10,557 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1950s 16,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 1,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1960s 17,458 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 14,986 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1970s 19,206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,110 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13,095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1980s 25,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 13,052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
1990s 32,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 34,911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2,715 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Macao
2000s 48,199 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43,350 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4,850 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
2010s 54,907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 48,795 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,112 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Equatorial Guinea
2020s 51,562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 57,673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6,111 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Equatorial Guinea or Macao?
Macao, at 60,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Equatorial Guinea and Macao?
9,275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Macao?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Macao rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 173rd and Macao ranks 170th 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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

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