Australia vs Brazil: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 8.6 Mt CO2e against 6.82 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 1.78 Mt CO2e.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 5th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.09 Mt CO2e | 7.38 Mt CO2e | 5.29 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 1980s | 4.72 Mt CO2e | 8.76 Mt CO2e | 4.04 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 1990s | 5.03 Mt CO2e | 7.01 Mt CO2e | 1.98 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2000s | 6.97 Mt CO2e | 8.32 Mt CO2e | 1.35 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2010s | 8.16 Mt CO2e | 7.08 Mt CO2e | 1.08 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2020s | 7.42 Mt CO2e | 7.31 Mt CO2e | 0.1111 Mt CO2e | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 8.6 Mt CO2e against 6.82 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes between Australia and Brazil?
- 1.78 Mt CO2e, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Australia ranks 6th and Brazil ranks 5th 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).