Australia vs North America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- Australia
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 5.8 Mt CO2e against 0.7165 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 5.08 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 8.1 times Australia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 17th and North America ranks 20th of 194 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2403 Mt CO2e | 5.46 Mt CO2e | 5.22 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 0.3809 Mt CO2e | 8.42 Mt CO2e | 8.04 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 0.5521 Mt CO2e | 19.96 Mt CO2e | 19.41 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 0.8238 Mt CO2e | 16.67 Mt CO2e | 15.85 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 0.8629 Mt CO2e | 11.6 Mt CO2e | 10.74 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 0.7446 Mt CO2e | 6.79 Mt CO2e | 6.05 Mt CO2e | North America |
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 North America?
- North America, at 5.8 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 North America?
- 5.08 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and North America rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Australia ranks 17th and North America ranks 20th 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
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).