Colombia vs North America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Colombia
18.65 Mt CO2e
in 2024
North America
256.5 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Colombia rank
28th
North America rank
28th

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

  • Colombia
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How they compare

North America currently reports 256.5 Mt CO2e against 18.65 Mt CO2e in Colombia, a difference of 237.85 Mt CO2e.

That makes North America's figure about 13.8 times Colombia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 28th and North America ranks 28th of 203 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia North America Difference Ahead
1970s 10.38 Mt CO2e 293.91 Mt CO2e 283.53 Mt CO2e North America
1980s 12.42 Mt CO2e 275.62 Mt CO2e 263.21 Mt CO2e North America
1990s 14.54 Mt CO2e 273.98 Mt CO2e 259.43 Mt CO2e North America
2000s 15.82 Mt CO2e 268.82 Mt CO2e 253 Mt CO2e North America
2010s 16.31 Mt CO2e 262.53 Mt CO2e 246.23 Mt CO2e North America
2020s 18.74 Mt CO2e 256.32 Mt CO2e 237.58 Mt CO2e North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Colombia or North America?
North America, at 256.5 Mt CO2e against 18.65 Mt CO2e in Colombia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Colombia and North America?
237.85 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and North America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Colombia and North America rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Colombia ranks 28th and North America ranks 28th 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).