Germany vs South America: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Germany
4,160 kt
in 2023
South America
15,685 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
15th
South America rank
16th

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Germany
  • South America
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k15.0k196119922023

How they compare

South America currently reports 15,685 kt against 4,160 kt in Germany, a difference of 11,525 kt.

That makes South America's figure about 3.8 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 15th and South America ranks 16th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and South America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany South America Difference Ahead
1960s 4,626 kt 3,663 kt 963.22 kt Germany
1970s 5,499 kt 5,102 kt 396.39 kt Germany
1980s 6,564 kt 6,773 kt 208.92 kt South America
1990s 8,059 kt 9,617 kt 1,558 kt South America
2000s 6,572 kt 11,399 kt 4,827 kt South America
2010s 5,043 kt 14,903 kt 9,860 kt South America
2020s 4,459 kt 15,345 kt 10,886 kt South America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Germany or South America?
South America, at 15,685 kt against 4,160 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Germany and South America?
11,525 kt, with South America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and South America rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Germany ranks 15th and South America ranks 16th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf