Namibia vs Slovakia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Namibia
3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Slovakia
3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia rank
100th
Slovakia rank
102nd
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Namibia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Slovakia, a difference of 72,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 100th and Slovakia ranks 102nd of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 15 and Slovakia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 181,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 162,746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1860s | 193,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 175,937 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17,784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1870s | 244,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 38,864 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1880s | 323,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,460 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 76,207 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1890s | 367,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,361 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 122,284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1900s | 412,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 242,053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 170,033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1910s | 552,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 323,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 228,406 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1920s | 856,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 589,662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266,534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1930s | 922,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 656,045 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 266,618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1940s | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 969,684 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1950s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1960s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 102,606 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1970s | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 948,873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1980s | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Slovakia |
| 1990s | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 106,100 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.80 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 600,081 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 619,743 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 64,802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Namibia or Slovakia?
- Namibia, at 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Slovakia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Namibia and Slovakia?
- 72,610 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Slovakia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Slovakia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Namibia ranks 100th and Slovakia ranks 102nd 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.