Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Italy
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 10.75 Mt CO2e against 0.8747 Mt CO2e in Italy, a difference of 9.88 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 12.3 times Italy's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 22nd 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 | Italy | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5537 Mt CO2e | 3.82 Mt CO2e | 3.26 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.6542 Mt CO2e | 4.58 Mt CO2e | 3.93 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.8103 Mt CO2e | 6.34 Mt CO2e | 5.53 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.9434 Mt CO2e | 7.63 Mt CO2e | 6.69 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.9475 Mt CO2e | 9.13 Mt CO2e | 8.18 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.9147 Mt CO2e | 10.52 Mt CO2e | 9.61 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), Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 10.75 Mt CO2e against 0.8747 Mt CO2e in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 9.88 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
- Italy ranks 22nd 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).