Hungary vs Sweden: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Hungary
0.2%
in 2024
Sweden
0.2%
in 2024
Hungary rank
81st
Sweden rank
78th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Hungary
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Hungary, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Hungary ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Hungary |
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | Hungary |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Hungary |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Hungary |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Hungary |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Hungary or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Hungary as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Hungary and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Hungary and Sweden rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Hungary ranks 81st and Sweden ranks 78th 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.