Canada vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.3243 Mt CO2e against 0.2504 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 0.0739 Mt CO2e.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th of 193 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3875 Mt CO2e | 0.2423 Mt CO2e | 0.1452 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.3886 Mt CO2e | 0.2747 Mt CO2e | 0.1139 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.4127 Mt CO2e | 0.2387 Mt CO2e | 0.1739 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.473 Mt CO2e | 0.2772 Mt CO2e | 0.1958 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.3674 Mt CO2e | 0.2554 Mt CO2e | 0.112 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.3378 Mt CO2e | 0.251 Mt CO2e | 0.0869 Mt CO2e | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Canada or South Africa?
- Canada, at 0.3243 Mt CO2e against 0.2504 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Canada and South Africa?
- 0.0739 Mt CO2e, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Canada ranks 11th and South Africa ranks 14th of 193 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 Industrial Combustion (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 industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).