Post-demographic dividend vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

Post-demographic dividend
17.74 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa
0.9292 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Post-demographic dividend rank
17th
South Africa rank
15th

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

  • Post-demographic dividend
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Post-demographic dividend currently reports 17.74 Mt CO2e against 0.9292 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 16.81 Mt CO2e.

That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 19.1 times South Africa's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th of 47 groups.

Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Post-demographic dividend South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 11.56 Mt CO2e 0.3196 Mt CO2e 11.24 Mt CO2e Post-demographic dividend
1980s 16.67 Mt CO2e 0.4661 Mt CO2e 16.2 Mt CO2e Post-demographic dividend
1990s 34.02 Mt CO2e 0.6445 Mt CO2e 33.37 Mt CO2e Post-demographic dividend
2000s 33.69 Mt CO2e 0.8206 Mt CO2e 32.87 Mt CO2e Post-demographic dividend
2010s 27.77 Mt CO2e 0.9546 Mt CO2e 26.82 Mt CO2e Post-demographic dividend
2020s 20.19 Mt CO2e 0.93 Mt CO2e 19.26 Mt CO2e Post-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), Post-demographic dividend or South Africa?
Post-demographic dividend, at 17.74 Mt CO2e against 0.9292 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
16.81 Mt CO2e, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Post-demographic dividend and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Post-demographic dividend and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
Post-demographic dividend ranks 17th and South Africa ranks 15th 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).