Malawi vs Sweden: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Malawi
0.2%
in 2024
Sweden
0.2%
in 2024
Malawi rank
80th
Sweden rank
78th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Malawi
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Malawi, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Malawi ranks 80th and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 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, Malawi or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Malawi and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Malawi and Sweden rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Malawi ranks 80th 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.