Russia vs Sweden: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Russia
0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Russia rank
37th
Sweden rank
40th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Russia
- Sweden
How they compare
Russia currently reports 0.5886 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Russia ahead.
Russia ranks 37th and Sweden ranks 40th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 10 and Sweden in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0637 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1860s | 0.2336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1870s | 0.2601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1880s | 0.3034 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1890s | 0.3082 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0526 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1900s | 0.2991 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0228 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1910s | 0.3222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0624 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1920s | 0.3682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0951 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1930s | 0.3489 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.041 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1940s | 0.3896 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0786 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1950s | 0.5342 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1428 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1960s | 0.7206 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.9201 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0845 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Russia |
| 1990s | 0.5899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1626 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2066 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.5177 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.5738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0224 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, Russia or Sweden?
- Russia, at 0.5886 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 Russia and Sweden?
- 0.0167 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Russia and Sweden rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Russia ranks 37th 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.