South Korea vs Niger: Nitrous oxide emissions

South Korea
13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Niger
14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
South Korea rank
44th
Niger rank
42nd

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • South Korea
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Korea, a difference of 377,300 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Niger ahead.

South Korea ranks 44th and Niger ranks 42nd of 201 countries.

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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.