Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Germany
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 10.75 Mt CO2e against 1.04 Mt CO2e in Germany, a difference of 9.71 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 10.3 times Germany's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 197 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 3.82 Mt CO2e | 2.65 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 1.39 Mt CO2e | 4.58 Mt CO2e | 3.19 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 1.01 Mt CO2e | 6.34 Mt CO2e | 5.33 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.4763 Mt CO2e | 7.63 Mt CO2e | 7.15 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.6453 Mt CO2e | 9.13 Mt CO2e | 8.48 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 1.08 Mt CO2e | 10.52 Mt CO2e | 9.45 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy), Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 10.75 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9.71 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
- Germany ranks 17th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th 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).