Somalia vs Taiwan: Nitrous oxide emissions
Somalia
6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Taiwan
5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Somalia rank
76th
Taiwan rank
79th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Somalia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Taiwan, a difference of 421,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Somalia ranks 76th and Taiwan ranks 79th of 201 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 250,985 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 60,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1860s | 267,468 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 61,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1870s | 336,371 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 90,945 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1880s | 443,210 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 139,824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1890s | 503,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 154,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1900s | 565,565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 150,740 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1910s | 754,440 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 507,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 247,312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1920s | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 621,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 539,466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1930s | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 763,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 488,388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1940s | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1950s | 4.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1960s | 4.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1970s | 5.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1980s | 6.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 1990s | 6.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2000s | 6.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 809,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 427,916 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 Taiwan?
- Somalia, at 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Somalia and Taiwan?
- 421,760 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Taiwan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Somalia ranks 76th and Taiwan ranks 79th 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.