Somalia vs Sweden: Nitrous oxide emissions
Somalia
6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden
6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia rank
76th
Sweden rank
78th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Somalia
- Sweden
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Sweden, a difference of 82,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Somalia ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 15.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 250,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 632,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 381,674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 267,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 681,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,046 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 336,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 811,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 475,306 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 443,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 557,472 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 503,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 761,080 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 565,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 890,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 754,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 713,405 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 478,947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 671,219 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 129,315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 436,471 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 5.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 565,105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 568,939 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 475,348 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 209,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4,530 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Somalia or Sweden?
- Somalia, at 6.15 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 Somalia and Sweden?
- 82,630 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Sweden rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Somalia ranks 76th 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.