Canada vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Canada
- South Africa
How they compare
Canada currently reports 3.58 Mt CO2e against 2.92 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 0.66 Mt CO2e.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 16th and South Africa ranks 18th of 203 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.2 Mt CO2e | 2.93 Mt CO2e | 9.27 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 1980s | 13.05 Mt CO2e | 2.99 Mt CO2e | 10.06 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 1990s | 12.35 Mt CO2e | 4.61 Mt CO2e | 7.74 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2000s | 4.75 Mt CO2e | 3.93 Mt CO2e | 0.8209 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.31 Mt CO2e | 3.06 Mt CO2e | 0.2503 Mt CO2e | Canada |
| 2020s | 3.44 Mt CO2e | 2.96 Mt CO2e | 0.4813 Mt CO2e | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes, Canada or South Africa?
- Canada, at 3.58 Mt CO2e against 2.92 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes between Canada and South Africa?
- 0.66 Mt CO2e, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Canada and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Canada ranks 16th 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).