Angola vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Angola
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 2.92 Mt CO2e against 2.76 Mt CO2e in Angola, a difference of 0.16 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Angola ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 203 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Angola | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1594 Mt CO2e | 2.93 Mt CO2e | 2.77 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 2.28 Mt CO2e | 2.99 Mt CO2e | 0.7102 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 2.73 Mt CO2e | 4.61 Mt CO2e | 1.88 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 2.67 Mt CO2e | 3.93 Mt CO2e | 1.26 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2010s | 2.81 Mt CO2e | 3.06 Mt CO2e | 0.2519 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.63 Mt CO2e | 2.96 Mt CO2e | 0.3335 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes, Angola or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 2.92 Mt CO2e against 2.76 Mt CO2e in Angola as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes between Angola and South Africa?
- 0.16 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Angola and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Angola ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 18th of 203 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 Processes (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 processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).