Senegal vs Sweden: Nitrous oxide emissions
Senegal
6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Senegal rank
77th
Sweden rank
78th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Senegal
- Sweden
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden, a difference of 50,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Senegal ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Senegal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 141,320 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 632,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 491,340 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 150,603 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 681,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 530,912 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 189,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 622,290 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 249,522 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 751,160 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 283,115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 981,548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 318,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 423,042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 646,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 993,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 697,700 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 2.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 2.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 3.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 4.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 5.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334,230 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Senegal or Sweden?
- Senegal, at 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Senegal and Sweden?
- 50,720 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Senegal and Sweden rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Senegal ranks 77th and Sweden ranks 78th 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.