Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Ghana
0.0039 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0.0032 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Ghana rank
118th
Papua New Guinea rank
121st

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

  • Ghana
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0039 Mt CO2e against 0.0032 Mt CO2e in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0007 Mt CO2e.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Ghana ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 Mt CO2e 0.0006 Mt CO2e 0.0005 Mt CO2e Papua New Guinea
1980s 0.0001 Mt CO2e 0.0011 Mt CO2e 0.0011 Mt CO2e Papua New Guinea
1990s 0.0005 Mt CO2e 0.0016 Mt CO2e 0.0011 Mt CO2e Papua New Guinea
2000s 0.0032 Mt CO2e 0.0036 Mt CO2e 0.0004 Mt CO2e Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.0052 Mt CO2e 0.0033 Mt CO2e 0.0019 Mt CO2e Ghana
2020s 0.0038 Mt CO2e 0.0031 Mt CO2e 0.0007 Mt CO2e Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), Ghana or Papua New Guinea?
Ghana, at 0.0039 Mt CO2e against 0.0032 Mt CO2e in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
0.0007 Mt CO2e, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Ghana ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 121st 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).