Botswana vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- Botswana
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.29 Mt CO2e against 0.459 Mt CO2e in Botswana, a difference of 1.83 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 5.0 times Botswana's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th of 194 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 0.3395 Mt CO2e | 0.3385 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 0.5016 Mt CO2e | 0.4988 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0059 Mt CO2e | 0.7117 Mt CO2e | 0.7058 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | 0.9148 Mt CO2e | 0.9096 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.35 Mt CO2e | 1.66 Mt CO2e | 1.31 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.4356 Mt CO2e | 2.14 Mt CO2e | 1.7 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.29 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.83 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 24th 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).