Indonesia vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)

Indonesia
0.3832 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa
0.4027 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Indonesia rank
32nd
South Africa rank
31st

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

  • Indonesia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.4027 Mt CO2e against 0.3832 Mt CO2e in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0195 Mt CO2e.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.8071 Mt CO2e 0.5 Mt CO2e 0.3071 Mt CO2e Indonesia
1980s 1.07 Mt CO2e 0.5503 Mt CO2e 0.5212 Mt CO2e Indonesia
1990s 1.02 Mt CO2e 0.6623 Mt CO2e 0.3609 Mt CO2e Indonesia
2000s 1.36 Mt CO2e 0.4127 Mt CO2e 0.9434 Mt CO2e Indonesia
2010s 0.9943 Mt CO2e 0.4399 Mt CO2e 0.5544 Mt CO2e Indonesia
2020s 0.399 Mt CO2e 0.4154 Mt CO2e 0.0164 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), Indonesia or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.4027 Mt CO2e against 0.3832 Mt CO2e in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between Indonesia and South Africa?
0.0195 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
Indonesia ranks 32nd 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

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).