Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 5.27 Mt CO2e against 4.28 Mt CO2e in Zambia, a difference of 0.99 Mt CO2e.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th of 201 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.23 Mt CO2e | 1.77 Mt CO2e | 0.5381 Mt CO2e | Zambia |
| 1980s | 1.77 Mt CO2e | 2.1 Mt CO2e | 0.3236 Mt CO2e | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.5 Mt CO2e | 2.15 Mt CO2e | 0.3527 Mt CO2e | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 3.87 Mt CO2e | 2.15 Mt CO2e | 1.72 Mt CO2e | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5.17 Mt CO2e | 3.4 Mt CO2e | 1.77 Mt CO2e | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.34 Mt CO2e | 4.06 Mt CO2e | 1.28 Mt CO2e | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Burkina Faso, at 5.27 Mt CO2e against 4.28 Mt CO2e in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 0.99 Mt CO2e, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Zambia ranks 55th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).