Sweden vs Taiwan: Nitrous oxide emissions
Sweden
6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Taiwan
5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Sweden rank
78th
Taiwan rank
79th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Sweden
- Taiwan
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Taiwan, a difference of 339,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 78th and Taiwan ranks 79th of 201 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 632,660 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 190,978 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 441,681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1860s | 681,514 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 205,644 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 475,871 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1870s | 811,678 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 245,426 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 566,251 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1880s | 1.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 303,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 697,296 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1890s | 1.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 349,220 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 915,442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1900s | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 414,825 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1910s | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 507,127 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 960,718 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1920s | 1.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 621,469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1930s | 1.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 763,916 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1940s | 3.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1950s | 4.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1960s | 6.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1970s | 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1980s | 6.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 1990s | 6.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 6.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 568,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 6.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 600,236 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 6.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.82 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 423,386 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Sweden or Taiwan?
- Sweden, at 6.07 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 Sweden and Taiwan?
- 339,130 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Sweden ranks 78th 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
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.