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Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sweden

Sweden: Share nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2066 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.2066
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
78th
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.4864
in 1900
All-time low
0.2066
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sweden, 1850–2024

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share nitrous oxide emissions in Sweden is 0.2066, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share nitrous oxide emissions in Sweden peaked at 0.4864 in 1900 and was at its lowest, 0.2066, in 2024.

That places Sweden 78th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sweden, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.413 —
1851 0.4123 -0.2%
1852 0.4117 -0.1%
1853 0.4112 -0.1%
1854 0.4108 -0.1%
1855 0.4104 -0.1%
1856 0.4102 -0.1%
1857 0.4101 -0.0%
1858 0.4101 +0.0%
1859 0.4102 +0.0%
1860 0.4105 +0.1%
1861 0.4109 +0.1%
1862 0.4113 +0.1%
1863 0.4118 +0.1%
1864 0.4122 +0.1%
1865 0.4127 +0.1%
1866 0.4131 +0.1%
1867 0.4136 +0.1%
1868 0.414 +0.1%
1869 0.4144 +0.1%
1870 0.4148 +0.1%
1871 0.4143 -0.1%
1872 0.4124 -0.5%
1873 0.4096 -0.7%
1874 0.4064 -0.8%
1875 0.4032 -0.8%
1876 0.4002 -0.7%
1877 0.3977 -0.6%
1878 0.3957 -0.5%
1879 0.3943 -0.3%
1880 0.3936 -0.2%
1881 0.3934 -0.1%
1882 0.3933 -0.0%
1883 0.3933 -0.0%
1884 0.3933 +0.0%
1885 0.3934 +0.0%
1886 0.3934 +0.0%
1887 0.3935 +0.0%
1888 0.3935 +0.0%
1889 0.3936 +0.0%
1890 0.3616 -8.1%
1891 0.385 +6.5%
1892 0.4063 +5.5%
1893 0.4253 +4.7%
1894 0.4419 +3.9%
1895 0.456 +3.2%
1896 0.4675 +2.5%
1897 0.4764 +1.9%
1898 0.4825 +1.3%
1899 0.4859 +0.7%
1900 0.4864 +0.1%
1901 0.4836 -0.6%
1902 0.4777 -1.2%
1903 0.4697 -1.7%
1904 0.4602 -2.0%
1905 0.4502 -2.2%
1906 0.4403 -2.2%
1907 0.4312 -2.1%
1908 0.4237 -1.8%
1909 0.4182 -1.3%
1910 0.4154 -0.7%
1911 0.4133 -0.5%
1912 0.4099 -0.8%
1913 0.4056 -1.0%
1914 0.4008 -1.2%
1915 0.3959 -1.2%
1916 0.3911 -1.2%
1917 0.3867 -1.1%
1918 0.3831 -0.9%
1919 0.3803 -0.7%
1920 0.3787 -0.4%
1921 0.3781 -0.2%
1922 0.378 -0.0%
1923 0.3784 +0.1%
1924 0.3793 +0.2%
1925 0.3805 +0.3%
1926 0.382 +0.4%
1927 0.3837 +0.4%
1928 0.3855 +0.5%
1929 0.3875 +0.5%
1930 0.3894 +0.5%
1931 0.3923 +0.7%
1932 0.3967 +1.1%
1933 0.4021 +1.4%
1934 0.408 +1.5%
1935 0.414 +1.5%
1936 0.4196 +1.4%
1937 0.4243 +1.1%
1938 0.4278 +0.8%
1939 0.4295 +0.4%
1940 0.4292 -0.1%
1941 0.4292 +0.0%
1942 0.4318 +0.6%
1943 0.4356 +0.9%
1944 0.4395 +0.9%
1945 0.4429 +0.8%
1946 0.4455 +0.6%
1947 0.4472 +0.4%
1948 0.4479 +0.2%
1949 0.4475 -0.1%
1950 0.4458 -0.4%
1951 0.4442 -0.3%
1952 0.4442 -0.0%
1953 0.4454 +0.3%
1954 0.4473 +0.4%
1955 0.4496 +0.5%
1956 0.452 +0.5%
1957 0.4543 +0.5%
1958 0.4561 +0.4%
1959 0.4572 +0.2%
1960 0.4573 +0.0%
1961 0.4592 +0.4%
1962 0.4532 -1.3%
1963 0.446 -1.6%
1964 0.4448 -0.3%
1965 0.4378 -1.6%
1966 0.4239 -3.2%
1967 0.4225 -0.3%
1968 0.4224 -0.0%
1969 0.42 -0.6%
1970 0.4006 -4.6%
1971 0.4225 +5.5%
1972 0.4065 -3.8%
1973 0.411 +1.1%
1974 0.4055 -1.4%
1975 0.397 -2.1%
1976 0.3782 -4.8%
1977 0.3685 -2.5%
1978 0.3673 -0.3%
1979 0.3575 -2.7%
1980 0.3444 -3.7%
1981 0.3496 +1.5%
1982 0.3361 -3.8%
1983 0.3358 -0.1%
1984 0.339 +1.0%
1985 0.3325 -1.9%
1986 0.3136 -5.7%
1987 0.2984 -4.8%
1988 0.2859 -4.2%
1989 0.2862 +0.1%
1990 0.2875 +0.5%
1991 0.2791 -2.9%
1992 0.282 +1.1%
1993 0.2959 +4.9%
1994 0.2985 +0.9%
1995 0.2806 -6.0%
1996 0.2896 +3.2%
1997 0.2831 -2.2%
1998 0.2761 -2.5%
1999 0.2676 -3.1%
2000 0.2723 +1.7%
2001 0.2558 -6.1%
2002 0.26 +1.7%
2003 0.2576 -0.9%
2004 0.2497 -3.1%
2005 0.2414 -3.3%
2006 0.2353 -2.5%
2007 0.2303 -2.1%
2008 0.2389 +3.7%
2009 0.2305 -3.5%
2010 0.2355 +2.2%
2011 0.2275 -3.4%
2012 0.2215 -2.7%
2013 0.2246 +1.4%
2014 0.2255 +0.4%
2015 0.2267 +0.5%
2016 0.2238 -1.3%
2017 0.2244 +0.3%
2018 0.2192 -2.3%
2019 0.224 +2.2%
2020 0.228 +1.8%
2021 0.2197 -3.6%
2022 0.2168 -1.3%
2023 0.2081 -4.0%
2024 0.2066 -0.7%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.2066 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0871, 2.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.2066 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1357, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.411 0.4101 0.413 10
1860s 0.4124 0.4105 0.4144 10
1870s 0.4048 0.3943 0.4148 10
1880s 0.3934 0.3933 0.3936 10
1890s 0.4389 0.3616 0.4859 10
1900s 0.4541 0.4182 0.4864 10
1910s 0.3982 0.3803 0.4154 10
1920s 0.3812 0.378 0.3875 10
1930s 0.4104 0.3894 0.4295 10
1940s 0.4396 0.4292 0.4479 10
1950s 0.4496 0.4442 0.4572 10
1960s 0.4387 0.42 0.4592 10
1970s 0.3915 0.3575 0.4225 10
1980s 0.3222 0.2859 0.3496 10
1990s 0.284 0.2676 0.2985 10
2000s 0.2472 0.2303 0.2723 10
2010s 0.2253 0.2192 0.2355 10
2020s 0.2159 0.2066 0.228 5

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 75 Finland 0.2171 compare
  2. 76 Somalia 0.2094 compare
  3. 77 Senegal 0.2084 compare
  4. 79 Taiwan 0.1951 compare
  5. 80 Malawi 0.1898 compare
  6. 81 Hungary 0.1849 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share nitrous oxide emissions in Sweden?
Share nitrous oxide emissions in Sweden was 0.2066 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.4864 in 1900.
What is the lowest share nitrous oxide emissions recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2066 in 2024.
How does Sweden rank for share nitrous oxide emissions?
Sweden ranks 78th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
Is share nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share nitrous oxide emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 35,175 data points, 1850–2024
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