Botswana vs North America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Botswana
0.459 Mt CO2e
in 2024
North America
5.8 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Botswana rank
22nd
North America rank
20th

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

  • Botswana
  • North America
05101520197019972024

How they compare

North America currently reports 5.8 Mt CO2e against 0.459 Mt CO2e in Botswana, a difference of 5.34 Mt CO2e.

That makes North America's figure about 12.6 times Botswana's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 22nd 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 Botswana North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.001 Mt CO2e 5.46 Mt CO2e 5.45 Mt CO2e North America
1980s 0.0028 Mt CO2e 8.42 Mt CO2e 8.42 Mt CO2e North America
1990s 0.0059 Mt CO2e 19.96 Mt CO2e 19.96 Mt CO2e North America
2000s 0.0052 Mt CO2e 16.67 Mt CO2e 16.67 Mt CO2e North America
2010s 0.35 Mt CO2e 11.6 Mt CO2e 11.25 Mt CO2e North America
2020s 0.4356 Mt CO2e 6.79 Mt CO2e 6.36 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), Botswana or North America?
North America, at 5.8 Mt CO2e against 0.459 Mt CO2e in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between Botswana and North America?
5.34 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and North America rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Botswana ranks 22nd 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

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).