Belarus vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Belarus
0.5%
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo
0.6%
in 2024
Belarus rank
38th
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
35th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Belarus
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Belarus, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 38th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 15 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Belarus |
| 1860s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Belarus |
| 1870s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Belarus |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Belarus |
| 1890s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Belarus |
| 1900s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 0.9% | Belarus |
| 1910s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Belarus |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.8% | Belarus |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | Belarus |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 1950s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Belarus |
| 1960s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1970s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | Belarus |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Belarus |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Belarus |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Belarus or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Belarus as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Belarus and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0.1%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Belarus and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Belarus ranks 38th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 35th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.