Finland vs Sweden: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Finland
0.2%
in 2024
Sweden
0.2%
in 2024
Finland rank
75th
Sweden rank
78th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Finland
- Sweden
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Finland ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Finland or Sweden?
- Finland, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Finland and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Finland ranks 75th and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – 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.