Somalia vs Sweden: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

Somalia
0.2%
in 2024
Sweden
0.2%
in 2024
Somalia rank
76th
Sweden rank
78th

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Somalia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.

Somalia ranks 76th and Sweden ranks 78th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 15.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Sweden
1860s 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% Sweden
1870s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Sweden
1880s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Sweden
1890s 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% Sweden
1900s 0.2% 0.5% 0.3% Sweden
1910s 0.2% 0.4% 0.2% Sweden
1920s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Sweden
1930s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Sweden
1940s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Sweden
1950s 0.4% 0.4% 0.0% Sweden
1960s 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% Sweden
1970s 0.3% 0.4% 0.1% Sweden
1980s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Sweden
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.0% Sweden
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.0% Somalia
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Somalia
2020s 0.2% 0.2% 0.0% Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global nitrous oxide emissions, Somalia or Sweden?
Somalia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Somalia and Sweden?
0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sweden?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Sweden rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
Somalia ranks 76th 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

Indicator
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
%
Source
Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.