South Africa vs United States of America: Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

South Africa
2,396 kt
in 2023
United States of America
12,482 kt
in 2023
South Africa rank
15th
United States of America rank
15th

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • South Africa
  • United States of America
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 12,482 kt against 2,396 kt in South Africa, a difference of 10,086 kt.

That makes United States of America's figure about 5.2 times South Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 15th of 228 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 1,216 kt 26,397 kt 25,181 kt United States of America
1970s 1,368 kt 28,556 kt 27,188 kt United States of America
1980s 1,588 kt 30,078 kt 28,490 kt United States of America
1990s 1,891 kt 31,111 kt 29,220 kt United States of America
2000s 2,472 kt 23,145 kt 20,673 kt United States of America
2010s 2,718 kt 14,003 kt 11,285 kt United States of America
2020s 2,459 kt 12,389 kt 9,930 kt United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, South Africa or United States of America?
United States of America, at 12,482 kt against 2,396 kt in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between South Africa and United States of America?
10,086 kt, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Africa and United States of America rank globally for other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
South Africa ranks 15th and United States of America ranks 15th of 228 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
261 places, 15,016 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