Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Sweden
Sweden: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.1328 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Sweden, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Sweden stood at 0.1328 Mt CO2e. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Sweden peaked at 0.2725 Mt CO2e in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1328 Mt CO2e, in 2024.
Sweden ranks 64th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1732 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.1693 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1726 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1816 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1787 Mt CO2e | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.187 Mt CO2e | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1946 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2007 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2068 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1946 Mt CO2e | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1807 Mt CO2e | -7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.1813 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1848 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1961 Mt CO2e | +6.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2164 Mt CO2e | +10.4% |
| 1985 | 0.225 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2277 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2277 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2384 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2452 Mt CO2e | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2274 Mt CO2e | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.2298 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2391 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2313 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2408 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2482 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2494 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2528 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.2515 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2594 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2725 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2597 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2537 Mt CO2e | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2424 Mt CO2e | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2297 Mt CO2e | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2082 Mt CO2e | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2062 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2039 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1964 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1884 Mt CO2e | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1847 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.186 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1805 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1784 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1769 Mt CO2e | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.18 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1721 Mt CO2e | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1716 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1651 Mt CO2e | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1654 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1522 Mt CO2e | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1529 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1386 Mt CO2e | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.137 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1328 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.1328 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0866 Mt CO2e, 1.5× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.1328 Mt CO2e is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1149 Mt CO2e, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1859 Mt CO2e | 0.1693 Mt CO2e | 0.2068 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2123 Mt CO2e | 0.1807 Mt CO2e | 0.2452 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.243 Mt CO2e | 0.2274 Mt CO2e | 0.2594 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2261 Mt CO2e | 0.1884 Mt CO2e | 0.2725 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1761 Mt CO2e | 0.1651 Mt CO2e | 0.186 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1427 Mt CO2e | 0.1328 Mt CO2e | 0.1529 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Sweden?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Sweden was 0.1328 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2725 Mt CO2e in 2000.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1328 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- How does Sweden rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Sweden ranks 64th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).