Australia vs Low & middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Australia
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 160.02 Mt CO2e against 6.82 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 153.2 Mt CO2e.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 23.5 times Australia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.09 Mt CO2e | 88.36 Mt CO2e | 86.27 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 4.72 Mt CO2e | 121.92 Mt CO2e | 117.2 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 5.03 Mt CO2e | 128.82 Mt CO2e | 123.79 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 6.97 Mt CO2e | 153.83 Mt CO2e | 146.86 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 8.16 Mt CO2e | 148.24 Mt CO2e | 140.08 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 7.42 Mt CO2e | 152.8 Mt CO2e | 145.38 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes, Australia or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 160.02 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 Low & middle income?
- 153.2 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Low & middle income rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Australia ranks 6th and Low & middle income ranks 3rd 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).