Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- Finland
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.29 Mt CO2e against 0.4723 Mt CO2e in Finland, a difference of 1.82 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.8 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Finland ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0775 Mt CO2e | 0.3395 Mt CO2e | 0.262 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2599 Mt CO2e | 0.5016 Mt CO2e | 0.2417 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.7625 Mt CO2e | 0.7117 Mt CO2e | 0.0508 Mt CO2e | Finland |
| 2000s | 1.1 Mt CO2e | 0.9148 Mt CO2e | 0.1832 Mt CO2e | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9922 Mt CO2e | 1.66 Mt CO2e | 0.6692 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6222 Mt CO2e | 2.14 Mt CO2e | 1.51 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), Finland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.29 Mt CO2e against 0.4723 Mt CO2e in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 1.82 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Finland ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th 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).