Poland vs Sudan: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Poland
0.9%
in 2024
Sudan
1.0%
in 2024
Poland rank
23rd
Sudan rank
21st
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Poland
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 23rd and Sudan ranks 21st of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 17 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1860s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1870s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | Poland |
| 1880s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Poland |
| 1890s | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Poland |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.6% | Poland |
| 1920s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 1930s | 1.5% | 0.3% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | Poland |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.2% | Poland |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 0.4% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 1970s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 1.6% | Poland |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Poland |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Poland |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | Poland |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 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, Poland or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 1.0% against 0.9% in Poland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Poland and Sudan?
- 0.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sudan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Poland and Sudan rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Poland ranks 23rd 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.