North America vs Zambia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

North America
5.8 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Zambia
0.5888 Mt CO2e
in 2024
North America rank
20th
Zambia rank
19th

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

  • North America
  • Zambia
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How they compare

North America currently reports 5.8 Mt CO2e against 0.5888 Mt CO2e in Zambia, a difference of 5.21 Mt CO2e.

That makes North America's figure about 9.9 times Zambia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 45 groups.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 5.46 Mt CO2e 0.0011 Mt CO2e 5.45 Mt CO2e North America
1980s 8.42 Mt CO2e 0.0005 Mt CO2e 8.42 Mt CO2e North America
1990s 19.96 Mt CO2e 0.0002 Mt CO2e 19.96 Mt CO2e North America
2000s 16.67 Mt CO2e 0.0011 Mt CO2e 16.67 Mt CO2e North America
2010s 11.6 Mt CO2e 0.1271 Mt CO2e 11.47 Mt CO2e North America
2020s 6.79 Mt CO2e 0.484 Mt CO2e 6.31 Mt CO2e North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), North America or Zambia?
North America, at 5.8 Mt CO2e against 0.5888 Mt CO2e in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between North America and Zambia?
5.21 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Zambia?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do North America and Zambia rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
North America ranks 20th and Zambia ranks 19th of 45 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).