Kenya vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.4097 Mt CO2e against 0.4027 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 0.007 Mt CO2e.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 31st of 197 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1325 Mt CO2e | 0.5 Mt CO2e | 0.3675 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1745 Mt CO2e | 0.5503 Mt CO2e | 0.3759 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.2353 Mt CO2e | 0.6623 Mt CO2e | 0.427 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.295 Mt CO2e | 0.4127 Mt CO2e | 0.1177 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3617 Mt CO2e | 0.4399 Mt CO2e | 0.0783 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4021 Mt CO2e | 0.4154 Mt CO2e | 0.0133 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), Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 0.4097 Mt CO2e against 0.4027 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0.007 Mt CO2e, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
- Kenya ranks 29th 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
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).