Low income vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- Low income
- South Africa
How they compare
Low income currently reports 148.39 Mt CO2e against 12.82 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 135.57 Mt CO2e.
That makes Low income's figure about 11.6 times South Africa's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Low income has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Low income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.74 Mt CO2e | 9.64 Mt CO2e | 40.1 Mt CO2e | Low income |
| 1980s | 58.87 Mt CO2e | 10.71 Mt CO2e | 48.16 Mt CO2e | Low income |
| 1990s | 68.54 Mt CO2e | 11.29 Mt CO2e | 57.26 Mt CO2e | Low income |
| 2000s | 90.06 Mt CO2e | 11.97 Mt CO2e | 78.09 Mt CO2e | Low income |
| 2010s | 120.1 Mt CO2e | 12.31 Mt CO2e | 107.79 Mt CO2e | Low income |
| 2020s | 141.93 Mt CO2e | 12.76 Mt CO2e | 129.17 Mt CO2e | Low income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Low income or South Africa?
- Low income, at 148.39 Mt CO2e against 12.82 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture between Low income and South Africa?
- 135.57 Mt CO2e, with Low income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Low income and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Low income ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 29th of 45 groups.
- 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).