Egypt vs South Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Egypt
19.37 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa
19.05 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Egypt rank
25th
South Africa rank
26th

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

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 19.37 Mt CO2e against 19.05 Mt CO2e in South Africa, a difference of 0.32 Mt CO2e.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was South Africa ahead.

Egypt ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 7.12 Mt CO2e 14.19 Mt CO2e 7.07 Mt CO2e South Africa
1980s 9.08 Mt CO2e 15.69 Mt CO2e 6.6 Mt CO2e South Africa
1990s 12.47 Mt CO2e 18.38 Mt CO2e 5.91 Mt CO2e South Africa
2000s 17.45 Mt CO2e 18.73 Mt CO2e 1.28 Mt CO2e South Africa
2010s 20.38 Mt CO2e 18.7 Mt CO2e 1.68 Mt CO2e Egypt
2020s 19.32 Mt CO2e 19.06 Mt CO2e 0.2612 Mt CO2e Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Egypt or South Africa?
Egypt, at 19.37 Mt CO2e against 19.05 Mt CO2e in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Egypt and South Africa?
0.32 Mt CO2e, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Egypt ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 26th 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).