India vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

India
283.5 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
305.43 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
2nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

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

  • India
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 305.43 Mt CO2e against 283.5 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 21.93 Mt CO2e.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 203 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 74.61 Mt CO2e 100 Mt CO2e 25.39 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
1980s 106.76 Mt CO2e 135.64 Mt CO2e 28.87 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
1990s 145.96 Mt CO2e 161.64 Mt CO2e 15.68 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 177.77 Mt CO2e 197.21 Mt CO2e 19.45 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 232 Mt CO2e 252.04 Mt CO2e 20.04 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 268.5 Mt CO2e 294.2 Mt CO2e 25.7 Mt CO2e Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, India or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 305.43 Mt CO2e against 283.5 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
21.93 Mt CO2e, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sub-Saharan Africa?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
India ranks 2nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd 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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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).