Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 2.29 Mt CO2e against 0.3032 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1.99 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.5 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Saudi Arabia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 194 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0099 Mt CO2e | 0.3395 Mt CO2e | 0.3296 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1980s | 0.0581 Mt CO2e | 0.5015 Mt CO2e | 0.4434 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1990s | 0.1095 Mt CO2e | 0.7116 Mt CO2e | 0.6021 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 0.1685 Mt CO2e | 0.9143 Mt CO2e | 0.7458 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 0.2999 Mt CO2e | 1.66 Mt CO2e | 1.36 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 2020s | 0.291 Mt CO2e | 2.14 Mt CO2e | 1.85 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 2.29 Mt CO2e against 0.3032 Mt CO2e in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 1.99 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 28th 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).