Northern Europe vs South Africa: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Northern Europe
5,117 kt
in 2023
South Africa
2,430 kt
in 2023
Northern Europe rank
24th
South Africa rank
23rd

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Northern Europe
  • South Africa
2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k196119922023

How they compare

Northern Europe currently reports 5,117 kt against 2,430 kt in South Africa, a difference of 2,687 kt.

That makes Northern Europe's figure about 2.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Northern Europe has been ahead every year.

Northern Europe ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 32 groups.

Northern Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Northern Europe South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 4,178 kt 1,082 kt 3,096 kt Northern Europe
1970s 4,693 kt 1,316 kt 3,377 kt Northern Europe
1980s 4,965 kt 1,593 kt 3,372 kt Northern Europe
1990s 6,378 kt 1,977 kt 4,401 kt Northern Europe
2000s 6,604 kt 2,283 kt 4,321 kt Northern Europe
2010s 6,284 kt 2,647 kt 3,638 kt Northern Europe
2020s 5,270 kt 2,466 kt 2,805 kt Northern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Northern Europe or South Africa?
Northern Europe, at 5,117 kt against 2,430 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Northern Europe and South Africa?
2,687 kt, with Northern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Northern Europe and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Northern Europe and South Africa rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Northern Europe ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 32 groups.
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