Namibia vs Tunisia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Namibia
3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tunisia
3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Namibia rank
100th
Tunisia rank
101st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Namibia
- Tunisia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia, a difference of 3,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 101st of 201 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 181,925 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 72,535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 109,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1860s | 193,722 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,704 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 116,018 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1870s | 244,566 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 95,201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 149,364 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1880s | 323,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 121,621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 202,047 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1890s | 367,645 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 137,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 230,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1900s | 412,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 155,438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 256,647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1910s | 552,050 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 200,376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1920s | 856,196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 290,431 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 565,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1930s | 922,663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 374,640 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 548,023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1940s | 2.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 944,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1950s | 3.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1960s | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1970s | 2.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 729,016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1980s | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 261,604 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 1990s | 3.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 647,920 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2000s | 3.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 574,186 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 664,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Namibia |
| 2020s | 3.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 84,042 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 Tunisia?
- Namibia, at 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tunisia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Namibia and Tunisia?
- 3,170 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Tunisia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Tunisia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Namibia ranks 100th and Tunisia ranks 101st 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.