Azerbaijan vs Venezuela: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Azerbaijan
4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Venezuela
4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Azerbaijan rank
77th
Venezuela rank
78th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- Azerbaijan
- Venezuela
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Venezuela, a difference of 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Venezuela ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Venezuela ranks 78th of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 5 and Venezuela in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.212 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1860s | 0.2173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1870s | 0.2632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1880s | 0.3488 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3628 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1890s | 0.5108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.146 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1900s | 0.7417 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3343 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1910s | 0.7567 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.48 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1920s | 0.5576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1930s | 1.7 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 18.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1940s | 2.17 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 24.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 22.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1950s | 4.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 25.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1960s | 5.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 13.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 1970s | 7.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1980s | 7.92 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.16 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7595 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
| 1990s | 5.82 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.25 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.43 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.35 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 4.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.62 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Venezuela |
| 2020s | 4.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Azerbaijan or Venezuela?
- Azerbaijan, at 4.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 4.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Venezuela as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Azerbaijan and Venezuela?
- 0.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Venezuela?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Venezuela rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
- Azerbaijan ranks 77th and Venezuela ranks 78th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.