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