Botswana vs Zambia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.5888 Mt CO2e against 0.459 Mt CO2e in Botswana, a difference of 0.1298 Mt CO2e.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Zambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | Zambia |
| 1980s | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.0059 Mt CO2e | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 0.0057 Mt CO2e | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.0052 Mt CO2e | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | 0.004 Mt CO2e | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.35 Mt CO2e | 0.1271 Mt CO2e | 0.2229 Mt CO2e | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.4356 Mt CO2e | 0.484 Mt CO2e | 0.0484 Mt CO2e | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.5888 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 Zambia?
- 0.1298 Mt CO2e, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Zambia ranks 19th 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).