Pakistan vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)

Pakistan
0.8796 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa
0.665 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Pakistan rank
21st
South Africa rank
23rd

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

  • Pakistan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 0.8796 Mt CO2e against 0.665 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 0.2146 Mt CO2e.

That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Pakistan ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 23rd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1461 Mt CO2e 0.2464 Mt CO2e 0.1004 Mt CO2e South Africa
1980s 0.3629 Mt CO2e 0.2721 Mt CO2e 0.0908 Mt CO2e Pakistan
1990s 0.6705 Mt CO2e 0.3824 Mt CO2e 0.2881 Mt CO2e Pakistan
2000s 1.05 Mt CO2e 0.5009 Mt CO2e 0.5506 Mt CO2e Pakistan
2010s 1.47 Mt CO2e 0.71 Mt CO2e 0.7593 Mt CO2e Pakistan
2020s 1.02 Mt CO2e 0.6911 Mt CO2e 0.3243 Mt CO2e Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), Pakistan or South Africa?
Pakistan, at 0.8796 Mt CO2e against 0.665 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between Pakistan and South Africa?
0.2146 Mt CO2e, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
Pakistan ranks 21st 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

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).