Egypt vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4027 Mt CO2e against 0.3388 Mt CO2e in Egypt, a difference of 0.0639 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0331 Mt CO2e | 0.5 Mt CO2e | 0.4669 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0449 Mt CO2e | 0.5503 Mt CO2e | 0.5055 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0418 Mt CO2e | 0.6623 Mt CO2e | 0.6205 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.3654 Mt CO2e | 0.4127 Mt CO2e | 0.0473 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4401 Mt CO2e | 0.4399 Mt CO2e | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.3205 Mt CO2e | 0.4154 Mt CO2e | 0.0949 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy), Egypt or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4027 Mt CO2e against 0.3388 Mt CO2e in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between Egypt and South Africa?
- 0.0639 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
- Egypt ranks 34th and South Africa ranks 31st 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
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).