Australia vs Brazil: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Australia
0.7165 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Brazil
0.9175 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Brazil rank
16th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • Australia
  • Brazil
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.9175 Mt CO2e against 0.7165 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 0.201 Mt CO2e.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 17th and Brazil ranks 16th of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Brazil in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Brazil Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2403 Mt CO2e 0.0222 Mt CO2e 0.218 Mt CO2e Australia
1980s 0.3809 Mt CO2e 0.0505 Mt CO2e 0.3304 Mt CO2e Australia
1990s 0.5521 Mt CO2e 0.088 Mt CO2e 0.4641 Mt CO2e Australia
2000s 0.8238 Mt CO2e 0.219 Mt CO2e 0.6048 Mt CO2e Australia
2010s 0.8629 Mt CO2e 0.6768 Mt CO2e 0.1861 Mt CO2e Australia
2020s 0.7446 Mt CO2e 0.8831 Mt CO2e 0.1385 Mt CO2e Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), Australia or Brazil?
Brazil, at 0.9175 Mt CO2e against 0.7165 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between Australia and Brazil?
0.201 Mt CO2e, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Australia ranks 17th and Brazil ranks 16th of 194 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 Power Industry (Energy) (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 Power Industry (Energy) (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
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).