Portugal vs South Africa: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Portugal
248.04 kt
in 2023
South Africa
352.45 kt
in 2023
Portugal rank
58th
South Africa rank
55th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Portugal
  • South Africa
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 352.45 kt against 248.04 kt in Portugal, a difference of 104.41 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Portugal ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 55th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 1,045 kt 1,210 kt 164.59 kt South Africa
1970s 1,306 kt 1,563 kt 257.05 kt South Africa
1980s 782.28 kt 1,335 kt 552.26 kt South Africa
1990s 382.93 kt 2,631 kt 2,248 kt South Africa
2000s 385.31 kt 1,445 kt 1,060 kt South Africa
2010s 338.17 kt 320.38 kt 17.78 kt Portugal
2020s 291.24 kt 345.82 kt 54.59 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Portugal or South Africa?
South Africa, at 352.45 kt against 248.04 kt in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Portugal and South Africa?
104.41 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Portugal and South Africa rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Portugal ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 55th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — 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
IPPU — 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