United States of America vs World: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)

United States of America
5.54 Mt CO2e
in 2024
World
63.18 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America rank
3rd
World rank
1st

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

  • United States of America
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 63.18 Mt CO2e against 5.54 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 57.64 Mt CO2e.

That makes World's figure about 11.4 times United States of America's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

United States of America ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 197 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States of America World Difference Ahead
1970s 6.46 Mt CO2e 50.33 Mt CO2e 43.88 Mt CO2e World
1980s 6.58 Mt CO2e 61.04 Mt CO2e 54.46 Mt CO2e World
1990s 6.49 Mt CO2e 64.65 Mt CO2e 58.16 Mt CO2e World
2000s 6.41 Mt CO2e 63.14 Mt CO2e 56.73 Mt CO2e World
2010s 6.42 Mt CO2e 63.48 Mt CO2e 57.06 Mt CO2e World
2020s 5.62 Mt CO2e 62.75 Mt CO2e 57.13 Mt CO2e World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy), United States of America or World?
World, at 63.18 Mt CO2e against 5.54 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between United States of America and World?
57.64 Mt CO2e, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and World?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do United States of America and World rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
United States of America ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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).