Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 1.13 Mt CO2e against 0.094 Mt CO2e in Sri Lanka, a difference of 1.04 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.0 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 193 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 | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0205 Mt CO2e | 0.567 Mt CO2e | 0.5465 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.0224 Mt CO2e | 0.6428 Mt CO2e | 0.6204 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.0301 Mt CO2e | 0.6947 Mt CO2e | 0.6645 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.0628 Mt CO2e | 0.9572 Mt CO2e | 0.8944 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.0799 Mt CO2e | 1.13 Mt CO2e | 1.05 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 0.0946 Mt CO2e | 1.11 Mt CO2e | 1.02 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 industrial combustion (energy), Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 1.13 Mt CO2e against 0.094 Mt CO2e in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.04 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- Sri Lanka ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 29th 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).