Somalia vs Taiwan: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions

Somalia
0.2%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.2%
in 2024
Somalia rank
76th
Taiwan rank
79th

Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Somalia
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

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

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.

Across all 175 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Somalia ranks 76th and Taiwan ranks 79th of 201 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Taiwan Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia
1860s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia
1870s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia
1880s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1890s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1900s 0.2% 0.1% 0.0% Somalia
1910s 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1920s 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% Somalia
1930s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Somalia
1940s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Somalia
1950s 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% Somalia
1960s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Somalia
1970s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Somalia
1980s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Somalia
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% Somalia
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 Taiwan?
Somalia, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Taiwan as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Somalia and Taiwan?
0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Taiwan?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Taiwan rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
Somalia ranks 76th and Taiwan ranks 79th 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.