South Korea vs Upper middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

South Korea
2.83 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Upper middle income
87.09 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Korea rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
7th

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

  • South Korea
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 87.09 Mt CO2e against 2.83 Mt CO2e in South Korea, a difference of 84.26 Mt CO2e.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 30.7 times South Korea's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 194 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0372 Mt CO2e 2.93 Mt CO2e 2.89 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
1980s 0.1388 Mt CO2e 4.44 Mt CO2e 4.3 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
1990s 1.38 Mt CO2e 8.64 Mt CO2e 7.25 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2000s 1.77 Mt CO2e 25.04 Mt CO2e 23.27 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2010s 3.18 Mt CO2e 50.48 Mt CO2e 47.3 Mt CO2e Upper middle income
2020s 3.09 Mt CO2e 79.82 Mt CO2e 76.73 Mt CO2e Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), South Korea or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 87.09 Mt CO2e against 2.83 Mt CO2e in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between South Korea and Upper middle income?
84.26 Mt CO2e, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
South Korea ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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).