Germany vs Japan: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)

Germany
0.2811 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan
0.4405 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Germany rank
12th
Japan rank
9th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.4405 Mt CO2e against 0.2811 Mt CO2e in Germany, a difference of 0.1594 Mt CO2e.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 12th and Japan ranks 9th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5229 Mt CO2e 0.48 Mt CO2e 0.0429 Mt CO2e Germany
1980s 0.4275 Mt CO2e 0.5084 Mt CO2e 0.0809 Mt CO2e Japan
1990s 0.2092 Mt CO2e 0.5757 Mt CO2e 0.3665 Mt CO2e Japan
2000s 0.1963 Mt CO2e 0.5444 Mt CO2e 0.3482 Mt CO2e Japan
2010s 0.2701 Mt CO2e 0.5157 Mt CO2e 0.2456 Mt CO2e Japan
2020s 0.2838 Mt CO2e 0.4567 Mt CO2e 0.1728 Mt CO2e Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 0.4405 Mt CO2e against 0.2811 Mt CO2e in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Germany and Japan?
0.1594 Mt CO2e, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
Germany ranks 12th and Japan ranks 9th 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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (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
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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).