Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 1.13 Mt CO2e against 0.1284 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 8.8 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0127 Mt CO2e | 0.5672 Mt CO2e | 0.5544 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0522 Mt CO2e | 0.6429 Mt CO2e | 0.5907 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0543 Mt CO2e | 0.6948 Mt CO2e | 0.6404 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0952 Mt CO2e | 0.9574 Mt CO2e | 0.8623 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1301 Mt CO2e | 1.13 Mt CO2e | 1 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.122 Mt CO2e | 1.11 Mt CO2e | 0.9882 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 industrial combustion (energy), Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 1.13 Mt CO2e against 0.1284 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 26th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 27th 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).