Iran vs United States: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- Iran
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 20.68 Mt CO2e against 4.51 Mt CO2e in Iran, a difference of 16.17 Mt CO2e.
That makes United States's figure about 4.6 times Iran's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Iran ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1429 Mt CO2e | 14.74 Mt CO2e | 14.6 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1980s | 0.2797 Mt CO2e | 15.81 Mt CO2e | 15.53 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6825 Mt CO2e | 18.5 Mt CO2e | 17.82 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2000s | 1.27 Mt CO2e | 28.47 Mt CO2e | 27.21 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2010s | 3.72 Mt CO2e | 24.73 Mt CO2e | 21.01 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2020s | 4.36 Mt CO2e | 20.56 Mt CO2e | 16.2 Mt CO2e | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), Iran or United States?
- United States, at 20.68 Mt CO2e against 4.51 Mt CO2e in Iran as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between Iran and United States?
- 16.17 Mt CO2e, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iran and United States rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Iran ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd 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).