Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)

Iran, Islamic Republic of
0.2033 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1.79 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
7th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
8th

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

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.79 Mt CO2e against 0.2033 Mt CO2e in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 1.59 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 8.8 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 187 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2012 Mt CO2e 0.5693 Mt CO2e 0.368 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0657 Mt CO2e 0.6267 Mt CO2e 0.561 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 0.1033 Mt CO2e 0.8577 Mt CO2e 0.7544 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.1155 Mt CO2e 1.15 Mt CO2e 1.03 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 0.1324 Mt CO2e 1.52 Mt CO2e 1.39 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 0.1672 Mt CO2e 1.75 Mt CO2e 1.58 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Iran, Islamic Republic of or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.79 Mt CO2e against 0.2033 Mt CO2e in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.59 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 7th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 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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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).