Sudan vs Sweden: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions
Sudan
0.5695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sweden
0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Sudan rank
41st
Sweden rank
40th
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Sudan
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sudan, a difference of 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Sweden ahead.
Sudan ranks 41st and Sweden ranks 40th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0777 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1746 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1860s | 0.0815 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1870s | 0.098 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0882 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1880s | 0.1232 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1890s | 0.1365 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2556 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1192 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1900s | 0.1501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2763 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1263 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1910s | 0.1911 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0687 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1920s | 0.2724 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2732 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.2817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.3079 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0262 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1940s | 0.6115 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.4682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1433 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1950s | 0.7803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.677 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 1960s | 0.6033 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8336 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2304 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1970s | 0.621 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9028 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2818 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1980s | 0.6517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8357 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.7616 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0091 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2000s | 0.8108 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6796 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1312 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2010s | 0.693 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6313 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0618 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.5917 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0045 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, Sudan or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.5719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 0.5695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Sudan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita nitrous oxide emissions between Sudan and Sweden?
- 0.0024 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Sweden?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Sudan and Sweden rank globally for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- Sudan ranks 41st 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.