Canada vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time
- Canada
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.79 Mt CO2e against 0.1133 Mt CO2e in Canada, a difference of 1.68 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 15.8 times Canada's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th of 187 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.042 Mt CO2e | 0.5693 Mt CO2e | 0.5272 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0407 Mt CO2e | 0.6267 Mt CO2e | 0.586 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0558 Mt CO2e | 0.8577 Mt CO2e | 0.8019 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0763 Mt CO2e | 1.15 Mt CO2e | 1.07 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.099 Mt CO2e | 1.52 Mt CO2e | 1.42 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.106 Mt CO2e | 1.75 Mt CO2e | 1.64 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 fugitive emissions (energy), Canada or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.79 Mt CO2e against 0.1133 Mt CO2e in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.68 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
- Canada ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 8th 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
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).