Nigeria vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- Nigeria
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.665 Mt CO2e against 0.6115 Mt CO2e in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0535 Mt CO2e.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Nigeria ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 194 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0631 Mt CO2e | 0.2464 Mt CO2e | 0.1833 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.1375 Mt CO2e | 0.2721 Mt CO2e | 0.1346 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.1533 Mt CO2e | 0.3824 Mt CO2e | 0.2291 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2061 Mt CO2e | 0.5009 Mt CO2e | 0.2948 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4294 Mt CO2e | 0.71 Mt CO2e | 0.2807 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.5819 Mt CO2e | 0.6911 Mt CO2e | 0.1092 Mt CO2e | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), Nigeria or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.665 Mt CO2e against 0.6115 Mt CO2e in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between Nigeria and South Africa?
- 0.0535 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and South Africa?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- Nigeria ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 23rd 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).