Germany vs Korea: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Germany
1.31 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Korea
1.64 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Germany rank
15th
Korea rank
13th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • Germany
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 1.64 Mt CO2e against 1.31 Mt CO2e in Germany, a difference of 0.33 Mt CO2e.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 15th and Korea ranks 13th of 195 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 1.53 Mt CO2e 0.04 Mt CO2e 1.49 Mt CO2e Germany
1980s 1.77 Mt CO2e 0.3506 Mt CO2e 1.42 Mt CO2e Germany
1990s 2.22 Mt CO2e 1.67 Mt CO2e 0.5494 Mt CO2e Germany
2000s 1.76 Mt CO2e 1.41 Mt CO2e 0.3523 Mt CO2e Germany
2010s 1.51 Mt CO2e 1.38 Mt CO2e 0.1285 Mt CO2e Germany
2020s 1.35 Mt CO2e 1.56 Mt CO2e 0.2167 Mt CO2e Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), Germany or Korea?
Korea, at 1.64 Mt CO2e against 1.31 Mt CO2e in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between Germany and Korea?
0.33 Mt CO2e, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Korea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Germany and Korea rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
Germany ranks 15th and Korea ranks 13th of 195 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 Transport (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 Transport (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).