Ethiopia vs United States: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)

Ethiopia
2.63 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States
5.54 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
5th
United States rank
3rd

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

  • Ethiopia
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 5.54 Mt CO2e against 2.63 Mt CO2e in Ethiopia, a difference of 2.91 Mt CO2e.

That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.3569 Mt CO2e 6.46 Mt CO2e 6.1 Mt CO2e United States
1980s 0.4503 Mt CO2e 6.58 Mt CO2e 6.13 Mt CO2e United States
1990s 1.04 Mt CO2e 6.49 Mt CO2e 5.45 Mt CO2e United States
2000s 1.71 Mt CO2e 6.41 Mt CO2e 4.7 Mt CO2e United States
2010s 2.23 Mt CO2e 6.42 Mt CO2e 4.19 Mt CO2e United States
2020s 2.58 Mt CO2e 5.62 Mt CO2e 3.04 Mt CO2e United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy), Ethiopia or United States?
United States, at 5.54 Mt CO2e against 2.63 Mt CO2e in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between Ethiopia and United States?
2.91 Mt CO2e, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and United States?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and United States rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd 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).