Japan vs North America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
North America currently reports 256.5 Mt CO2e against 16.53 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 239.97 Mt CO2e.
That makes North America's figure about 15.5 times Japan's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 30th 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 | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.23 Mt CO2e | 293.91 Mt CO2e | 268.68 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1980s | 28.05 Mt CO2e | 275.62 Mt CO2e | 247.57 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 1990s | 33.64 Mt CO2e | 273.98 Mt CO2e | 240.34 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2000s | 23.6 Mt CO2e | 268.82 Mt CO2e | 245.22 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2010s | 18.48 Mt CO2e | 262.53 Mt CO2e | 244.06 Mt CO2e | North America |
| 2020s | 17.02 Mt CO2e | 256.32 Mt CO2e | 239.3 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, Japan or North America?
- North America, at 256.5 Mt CO2e against 16.53 Mt CO2e in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Japan and North America?
- 239.97 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Japan ranks 30th 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
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).