Japan vs Middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Japan
1.83 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Middle income
56.84 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan rank
8th
Middle income rank
5th

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

  • Japan
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 56.84 Mt CO2e against 1.83 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 55.01 Mt CO2e.

That makes Middle income's figure about 31.0 times Japan's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 8th and Middle income ranks 5th of 194 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 1.76 Mt CO2e 6.18 Mt CO2e 4.42 Mt CO2e Middle income
1980s 2.19 Mt CO2e 9.14 Mt CO2e 6.95 Mt CO2e Middle income
1990s 6.94 Mt CO2e 15.47 Mt CO2e 8.53 Mt CO2e Middle income
2000s 4.07 Mt CO2e 25.09 Mt CO2e 21.02 Mt CO2e Middle income
2010s 2.18 Mt CO2e 44.84 Mt CO2e 42.66 Mt CO2e Middle income
2020s 1.89 Mt CO2e 53.35 Mt CO2e 51.46 Mt CO2e Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), Japan or Middle income?
Middle income, at 56.84 Mt CO2e against 1.83 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between Japan and Middle income?
55.01 Mt CO2e, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
Japan ranks 8th and Middle income ranks 5th 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

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).