Mali vs Sweden: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions

Mali
0.5626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Mali rank
42nd
Sweden rank
40th

Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time

  • Mali
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mali, a difference of 0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.

Mali ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 40th of 201 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sweden Difference Ahead
1850s 0.1762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0016 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mali
1860s 0.1739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mali
1870s 0.2005 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mali
1880s 0.2423 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0279 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mali
1890s 0.2504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0052 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Sweden
1900s 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Sweden
1910s 0.2873 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0275 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mali
1920s 0.3927 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1196 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mali
1930s 0.3725 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0646 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mali
1940s 0.7543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mali
1950s 0.9844 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3074 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mali
1960s 0.7453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0884 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Sweden
1970s 0.6892 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.9028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.2136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Sweden
1980s 0.6661 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1696 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Sweden
1990s 0.6337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.7525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Sweden
2000s 0.6382 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Sweden
2010s 0.6261 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0051 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Sweden
2020s 0.6023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.5962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0062 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita nitrous oxide emissions, Mali or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Mali and Sweden?
0.0093 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sweden?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Mali and Sweden rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
Mali ranks 42nd 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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Indicator
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
201 places, 34,339 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.