Germany vs Nigeria: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)

Germany
1.04 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Nigeria
1.08 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Germany rank
17th
Nigeria rank
16th

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

  • Germany
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.08 Mt CO2e against 1.04 Mt CO2e in Germany, a difference of 0.04 Mt CO2e.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 16th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Nigeria Difference Ahead
1970s 1.16 Mt CO2e 0.4403 Mt CO2e 0.7223 Mt CO2e Germany
1980s 1.39 Mt CO2e 0.4114 Mt CO2e 0.9815 Mt CO2e Germany
1990s 1.01 Mt CO2e 0.5786 Mt CO2e 0.4306 Mt CO2e Germany
2000s 0.4763 Mt CO2e 0.6887 Mt CO2e 0.2124 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2010s 0.6453 Mt CO2e 0.8704 Mt CO2e 0.225 Mt CO2e Nigeria
2020s 1.08 Mt CO2e 1.06 Mt CO2e 0.0181 Mt CO2e Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy), Germany or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.08 Mt CO2e against 1.04 Mt CO2e in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between Germany and Nigeria?
0.04 Mt CO2e, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Nigeria?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Germany and Nigeria rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
Germany ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 16th 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).