Sweden vs Taiwan: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
Sweden
0.2%
in 2024
Taiwan
0.2%
in 2024
Sweden rank
78th
Taiwan rank
79th
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Sweden
- Taiwan
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Taiwan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 78th and Taiwan ranks 79th of 201 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 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, Sweden or Taiwan?
- Sweden, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global nitrous oxide emissions between Sweden and Taiwan?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Taiwan?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Taiwan rank globally for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- Sweden ranks 78th 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
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.