Sudan vs Tanzania: Nitrous oxide emissions
Sudan
28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Tanzania
26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sudan rank
21st
Tanzania rank
24th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Sudan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tanzania, a difference of 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Tanzania ahead.
Sudan ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 24th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 5 and Tanzania in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 367,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 540,494 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 172,935 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1860s | 393,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 576,991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 183,390 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1870s | 483,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 719,412 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 236,245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1880s | 618,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 938,489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 319,786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1890s | 697,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 366,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1900s | 781,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1910s | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 565,884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1920s | 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 896,821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1930s | 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 974,796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1940s | 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 6.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1950s | 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1960s | 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 887,980 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 12.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 1990s | 18.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2000s | 25.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2010s | 27.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
| 2020s | 28.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 25.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Sudan or Tanzania?
- Sudan, at 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Tanzania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Sudan and Tanzania?
- 2.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Tanzania?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Tanzania rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Sudan ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 24th 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.