Norway vs Syria: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Norway
0.1%
in 2024
Syria
0.1%
in 2024
Norway rank
90th
Syria rank
91st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Norway
- Syria
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Syria, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 90th and Syria ranks 91st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 16 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1890s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1900s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Norway |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1960s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.4% | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Norway |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Syria |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Norway or Syria?
- Norway, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Syria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Norway and Syria?
- 0.0%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Syria?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Norway and Syria rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Norway ranks 90th and Syria ranks 91st 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.