Norway vs Syria: Nitrous oxide emissions
Norway
4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Syria
4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Norway rank
90th
Syria rank
91st
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Norway
- Syria
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Syria, a difference of 111,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 90th and Syria ranks 91st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 16 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 309,229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 77,940 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 231,289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1860s | 332,268 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 83,227 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 249,041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1870s | 400,894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 103,625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 297,269 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1880s | 502,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 134,958 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 367,552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1890s | 643,496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 147,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 496,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1900s | 721,374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 157,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 564,034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1910s | 687,747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 171,913 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 515,834 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1920s | 760,869 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 224,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 536,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1930s | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 348,231 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 688,485 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1940s | 2.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 586,964 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1950s | 4.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 881,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1960s | 7.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1970s | 8.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1980s | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 347,532 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2010s | 4.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 184,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Syria |
| 2020s | 4.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 201,424 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Norway or Syria?
- Norway, at 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Norway and Syria?
- 111,910 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Syria rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Norway ranks 90th and Syria ranks 91st 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.