Chad vs Sudan: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Chad
1.0%
in 2024
Sudan
1.0%
in 2024
Chad rank
19th
Sudan rank
21st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Chad
- Sudan
How they compare
Chad currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Sudan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sudan ahead.
Chad ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 21st of 201 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Sudan |
| 1980s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Sudan |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Chad or Sudan?
- Chad, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Chad and Sudan?
- 0.0%, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Chad and Sudan rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Chad ranks 19th and Sudan ranks 21st of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global 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 as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.