Palau vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)

Palau
5.04 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2.36 % change on previous year
in 2024
Palau rank
11th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
8th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) over time

  • Palau
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
-50-2502550197119972024

How they compare

Palau currently reports 5.04 % change on previous year against 2.36 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.68 % change on previous year.

That makes Palau's figure about 2.1 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Palau ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s -0.0648 % change on previous year 1.81 % change on previous year 1.88 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 1.03 % change on previous year 3.05 % change on previous year 2.03 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 5.74 % change on previous year 2.03 % change on previous year 3.71 % change on previous year Palau
2000s -1.58 % change on previous year 2.14 % change on previous year 3.71 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s -0.3335 % change on previous year 2.39 % change on previous year 2.73 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 3.26 % change on previous year 1.96 % change on previous year 1.3 % change on previous year Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), Palau or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Palau, at 5.04 % change on previous year against 2.36 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) between Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
2.68 % change on previous year, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Palau and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
Palau ranks 11th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,500 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.