Low & middle income vs United States: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes

Low & middle income
160.02 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States
33.89 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes over time

  • Low & middle income
  • United States
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 160.02 Mt CO2e against 33.89 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 126.13 Mt CO2e.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 4.7 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

Low & middle income ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Low & middle income averaged higher in 5 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income United States Difference Ahead
1970s 88.36 Mt CO2e 112.22 Mt CO2e 23.86 Mt CO2e United States
1980s 121.92 Mt CO2e 79.87 Mt CO2e 42.05 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
1990s 128.82 Mt CO2e 56.49 Mt CO2e 72.33 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2000s 153.83 Mt CO2e 42.66 Mt CO2e 111.17 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2010s 148.24 Mt CO2e 34.5 Mt CO2e 113.75 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2020s 152.8 Mt CO2e 33.84 Mt CO2e 118.96 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, Low & middle income or United States?
Low & middle income, at 160.02 Mt CO2e against 33.89 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes between Low & middle income and United States?
126.13 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and United States rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
Low & middle income ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 45 groups.
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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

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).