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
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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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.