Faroe Islands vs North Korea: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste

Faroe Islands
0.0009 Mt CO2e
in 2024
North Korea
0.0008 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Faroe Islands rank
190th
North Korea rank
193rd

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 0.0009 Mt CO2e against 0.0008 Mt CO2e in North Korea, a difference of 0.0001 Mt CO2e.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.

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

Faroe Islands ranks 190th and North Korea ranks 193rd of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 2 and North Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands North Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0002 Mt CO2e 0.1663 Mt CO2e 0.1661 Mt CO2e North Korea
1980s 0.0002 Mt CO2e 0.2031 Mt CO2e 0.203 Mt CO2e North Korea
1990s 0.0001 Mt CO2e 0.2262 Mt CO2e 0.2261 Mt CO2e North Korea
2000s 0.0007 Mt CO2e 0.2115 Mt CO2e 0.2108 Mt CO2e North Korea
2010s 0.0009 Mt CO2e 0.0008 Mt CO2e 0.0001 Mt CO2e Faroe Islands
2020s 0.0009 Mt CO2e 0.0008 Mt CO2e 0.0001 Mt CO2e Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste, Faroe Islands or North Korea?
Faroe Islands, at 0.0009 Mt CO2e against 0.0008 Mt CO2e in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste between Faroe Islands and North Korea?
0.0001 Mt CO2e, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and North Korea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Faroe Islands and North Korea rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
Faroe Islands ranks 190th and North Korea ranks 193rd of 203 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 Waste (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 Waste (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
250 places, 13,750 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 waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).