Iraq vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) over time
- Iraq
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 2.96 Mt CO2e against 0.4492 Mt CO2e in Iraq, a difference of 2.51 Mt CO2e.
That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 6.6 times Iraq's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0462 Mt CO2e | 0.5385 Mt CO2e | 0.4924 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1980s | 0.142 Mt CO2e | 0.6733 Mt CO2e | 0.5313 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 0.2792 Mt CO2e | 0.851 Mt CO2e | 0.5718 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2726 Mt CO2e | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 0.883 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2010s | 0.3 Mt CO2e | 2.25 Mt CO2e | 1.95 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3939 Mt CO2e | 2.86 Mt CO2e | 2.47 Mt CO2e | Sub-Saharan Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), Iraq or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Sub-Saharan Africa, at 2.96 Mt CO2e against 0.4492 Mt CO2e in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.51 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Iraq ranks 33rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 31st 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).