Japan vs South Africa: Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

Japan
1,990 kt
in 2023
South Africa
2,396 kt
in 2023
Japan rank
16th
South Africa rank
13th

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • Japan
  • South Africa
1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 2,396 kt against 1,990 kt in Japan, a difference of 406 kt.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 13th of 198 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 3,963 kt 1,216 kt 2,747 kt Japan
1970s 4,354 kt 1,368 kt 2,985 kt Japan
1980s 4,611 kt 1,588 kt 3,023 kt Japan
1990s 5,022 kt 1,891 kt 3,131 kt Japan
2000s 3,628 kt 2,472 kt 1,156 kt Japan
2010s 2,611 kt 2,718 kt 106.26 kt South Africa
2020s 2,113 kt 2,459 kt 345.82 kt South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Japan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 2,396 kt against 1,990 kt in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Japan and South Africa?
406 kt, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Japan ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 13th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other — 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
Other — 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, 14,385 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