South Sudan vs Thailand: Nitrous oxide emissions
South Sudan
18.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Thailand
20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
South Sudan rank
32nd
Thailand rank
30th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- South Sudan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Sudan, a difference of 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 30th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, South Sudan averaged higher in 14 and Thailand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 630,868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 394,699 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1860s | 672,150 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 424,089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 248,060 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1870s | 846,232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 511,782 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 334,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1880s | 1.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 641,668 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 474,751 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1890s | 1.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 756,764 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 510,392 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1900s | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 942,733 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 477,013 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1910s | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 513,513 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1920s | 2.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 933,971 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1930s | 3.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 746,765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1940s | 7.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1950s | 11.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1960s | 9.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.39 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1970s | 11.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1980s | 13.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 777,710 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | South Sudan |
| 1990s | 16.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.10 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 268,450 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2000s | 19.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2010s | 19.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 23.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
| 2020s | 18.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, South Sudan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 18.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in South Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between South Sudan and Thailand?
- 1.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Thailand?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do South Sudan and Thailand rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- South Sudan ranks 32nd and Thailand ranks 30th 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.