Kazakhstan vs Sweden: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Kazakhstan
0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Kazakhstan rank
38th
Sweden rank
40th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Kazakhstan
- Sweden
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 40th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 14 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6895 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1860s | 0.679 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1870s | 0.7496 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5633 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1880s | 0.8646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6502 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 0.8781 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6225 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 0.8534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.577 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 0.9143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7605 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 0.9548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1940s | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.546 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4753 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 1.05 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 0.9914 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 0.9376 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1019 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 0.7309 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0216 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.6113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.6028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0285 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.594 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0022 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Kazakhstan or Sweden?
- Kazakhstan, at 0.5811 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 0.0092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Sweden rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Kazakhstan ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 40th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita 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 in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.