Brazil vs European Union: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)

Brazil
2.69 Mt CO2e
in 2024
European Union
7.01 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
European Union rank
1st

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • Brazil
  • European Union
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How they compare

European Union currently reports 7.01 Mt CO2e against 2.69 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 4.32 Mt CO2e.

That makes European Union's figure about 2.6 times Brazil's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 4th and European Union ranks 1st of 197 countries.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil European Union Difference Ahead
1970s 1.35 Mt CO2e 6.86 Mt CO2e 5.51 Mt CO2e European Union
1980s 1.54 Mt CO2e 7.73 Mt CO2e 6.18 Mt CO2e European Union
1990s 1.69 Mt CO2e 7.54 Mt CO2e 5.84 Mt CO2e European Union
2000s 2.03 Mt CO2e 6.98 Mt CO2e 4.95 Mt CO2e European Union
2010s 2.28 Mt CO2e 6.77 Mt CO2e 4.49 Mt CO2e European Union
2020s 2.57 Mt CO2e 7.24 Mt CO2e 4.66 Mt CO2e European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy), Brazil or European Union?
European Union, at 7.01 Mt CO2e against 2.69 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between Brazil and European Union?
4.32 Mt CO2e, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and European Union?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and European Union rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
Brazil ranks 4th and European Union ranks 1st of 197 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 Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,420 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).