Germany vs North America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- Germany
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 22.74 Mt CO2e against 1.31 Mt CO2e in Germany, a difference of 21.43 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 17.4 times Germany's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 14th and North America ranks 15th of 194 countries.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.53 Mt CO2e | 16.33 Mt CO2e | 14.81 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 1.77 Mt CO2e | 17.49 Mt CO2e | 15.71 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 2.22 Mt CO2e | 20.23 Mt CO2e | 18.01 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 1.76 Mt CO2e | 30.63 Mt CO2e | 28.87 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 1.51 Mt CO2e | 26.92 Mt CO2e | 25.41 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 1.35 Mt CO2e | 22.58 Mt CO2e | 21.23 Mt CO2e | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), Germany or North America?
- North America, at 22.74 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 North America?
- 21.43 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Germany and North America rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Germany ranks 14th and North America ranks 15th 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 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
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).