Germany vs Northern America: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)

Germany
2,213 kt
in 2023
Northern America
10,685 kt
in 2023
Germany rank
12th
Northern America rank
15th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) over time

  • Germany
  • Northern America
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How they compare

Northern America currently reports 10,685 kt against 2,213 kt in Germany, a difference of 8,472 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 4.8 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 15th of 232 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 1,022 kt 4,120 kt 3,098 kt Northern America
1970s 1,222 kt 4,941 kt 3,719 kt Northern America
1980s 1,329 kt 5,554 kt 4,225 kt Northern America
1990s 1,649 kt 6,970 kt 5,320 kt Northern America
2000s 2,082 kt 8,551 kt 6,469 kt Northern America
2010s 2,141 kt 9,397 kt 7,256 kt Northern America
2020s 2,200 kt 10,448 kt 8,248 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, Germany or Northern America?
Northern America, at 10,685 kt against 2,213 kt in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between Germany and Northern America?
8,472 kt, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Northern America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Germany and Northern America rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Germany ranks 12th and Northern America ranks 15th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — 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
Waste — 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
265 places, 15,268 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