Kenya vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Kenya
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 242.64 Mt CO2e against 14.29 Mt CO2e in Kenya, a difference of 228.35 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.0 times Kenya's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 201 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.58 Mt CO2e | 84.3 Mt CO2e | 79.72 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 5.88 Mt CO2e | 98.47 Mt CO2e | 92.59 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 6.79 Mt CO2e | 115.21 Mt CO2e | 108.42 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 8.36 Mt CO2e | 146.83 Mt CO2e | 138.47 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 11.93 Mt CO2e | 194.08 Mt CO2e | 182.15 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 14.74 Mt CO2e | 231.98 Mt CO2e | 217.25 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Kenya or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 242.64 Mt CO2e against 14.29 Mt CO2e in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture between Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 228.35 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Kenya ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 23rd 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).