Australia vs OECD members: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Australia
- OECD members
How they compare
OECD members currently reports 94.54 Mt CO2e against 6.82 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 87.72 Mt CO2e.
That makes OECD members's figure about 13.9 times Australia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 8th of 203 countries.
OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.09 Mt CO2e | 293.85 Mt CO2e | 291.76 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 1980s | 4.72 Mt CO2e | 251.47 Mt CO2e | 246.75 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 1990s | 5.03 Mt CO2e | 198.06 Mt CO2e | 193.02 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2000s | 6.97 Mt CO2e | 132.06 Mt CO2e | 125.09 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2010s | 8.16 Mt CO2e | 102.4 Mt CO2e | 94.24 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
| 2020s | 7.42 Mt CO2e | 97.45 Mt CO2e | 90.03 Mt CO2e | OECD members |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes, Australia or OECD members?
- OECD members, at 94.54 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 OECD members?
- 87.72 Mt CO2e, with OECD members ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD members?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and OECD members rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Australia ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 8th 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).