East Asia & Pacific vs United States of America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

East Asia & Pacific
87.11 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
5.58 Mt CO2e
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
6th
United States of America rank
3rd

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

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • United States of America
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 87.11 Mt CO2e against 5.58 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 81.53 Mt CO2e.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 15.6 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, East Asia & Pacific averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 2.13 Mt CO2e 5.28 Mt CO2e 3.15 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 3.69 Mt CO2e 8.1 Mt CO2e 4.41 Mt CO2e United States of America
1990s 9.76 Mt CO2e 19.54 Mt CO2e 9.78 Mt CO2e United States of America
2000s 27.38 Mt CO2e 16.19 Mt CO2e 11.19 Mt CO2e East Asia & Pacific
2010s 51.94 Mt CO2e 11.25 Mt CO2e 40.69 Mt CO2e East Asia & Pacific
2020s 80.3 Mt CO2e 6.56 Mt CO2e 73.73 Mt CO2e East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), East Asia & Pacific or United States of America?
East Asia & Pacific, at 87.11 Mt CO2e against 5.58 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between East Asia & Pacific and United States of America?
81.53 Mt CO2e, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and United States of America rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 3rd of 47 groups.
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).