Brazil vs United States of America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)

Brazil
0.7769 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
0.3089 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Brazil rank
2nd
United States of America rank
3rd

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time

  • Brazil
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.7769 Mt CO2e against 0.3089 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 0.468 Mt CO2e.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.5 times United States of America's.

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

Brazil ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1867 Mt CO2e 0.2829 Mt CO2e 0.0962 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 0.4961 Mt CO2e 0.2414 Mt CO2e 0.2546 Mt CO2e Brazil
1990s 0.5377 Mt CO2e 0.25 Mt CO2e 0.2877 Mt CO2e Brazil
2000s 0.6136 Mt CO2e 0.2411 Mt CO2e 0.3725 Mt CO2e Brazil
2010s 0.744 Mt CO2e 0.3087 Mt CO2e 0.4353 Mt CO2e Brazil
2020s 0.7647 Mt CO2e 0.2963 Mt CO2e 0.4684 Mt CO2e Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Brazil or United States of America?
Brazil, at 0.7769 Mt CO2e against 0.3089 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Brazil and United States of America?
0.468 Mt CO2e, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Brazil and United States of America rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
Brazil ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 187 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 Fugitive Emissions (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 Fugitive Emissions (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
234 places, 12,870 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).