Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 30.86 Mt CO2e against 2.89 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 27.97 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 10.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.42 Mt CO2e | 7.06 Mt CO2e | 5.36 Mt CO2e | Japan |
| 1980s | 12.79 Mt CO2e | 26.43 Mt CO2e | 13.64 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 13.97 Mt CO2e | 31.87 Mt CO2e | 17.9 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 6.06 Mt CO2e | 31.37 Mt CO2e | 25.31 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 3.9 Mt CO2e | 31.94 Mt CO2e | 28.05 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 3.1 Mt CO2e | 31.41 Mt CO2e | 28.31 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 30.86 Mt CO2e against 2.89 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 27.97 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- Japan ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 21st 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).