Sudan vs United Kingdom: Nitrous oxide emissions

Sudan
28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
United Kingdom
28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sudan rank
21st
United Kingdom rank
22nd

Nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Sudan
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Kingdom, a difference of 666,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Sudan ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1850s 367,559 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1860s 393,602 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.84 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 3.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1870s 483,167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1880s 618,702 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 4.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1890s 697,892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 6.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1900s 781,304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1910s 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1920s 1.50 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 9.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1930s 1.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 10.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 8.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1940s 3.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 16.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 12.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1950s 5.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 24.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 18.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1960s 5.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.09 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 23.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1970s 8.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 38.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 29.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1980s 12.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 43.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
1990s 18.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 37.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 19.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2000s 25.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 32.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 7.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2010s 27.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 30.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 2.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents United Kingdom
2020s 28.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 28.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents 133,500 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 United Kingdom?
Sudan, at 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in United Kingdom as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Sudan and United Kingdom?
666,500 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and United Kingdom?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Sudan and United Kingdom rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
Sudan ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 22nd 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.