Australia vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- Australia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.9292 Mt CO2e against 0.7165 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 0.2127 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.
Australia ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2403 Mt CO2e | 0.3196 Mt CO2e | 0.0793 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.3809 Mt CO2e | 0.4661 Mt CO2e | 0.0852 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.5521 Mt CO2e | 0.6445 Mt CO2e | 0.0925 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.8238 Mt CO2e | 0.8206 Mt CO2e | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8629 Mt CO2e | 0.9546 Mt CO2e | 0.0917 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.7446 Mt CO2e | 0.93 Mt CO2e | 0.1853 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.9292 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 South Africa?
- 0.2127 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Australia and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Australia ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th 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).