Japan vs Spain: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Japan
16.53 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Spain
18.87 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Japan rank
30th
Spain rank
27th

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

  • Japan
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 18.87 Mt CO2e against 16.53 Mt CO2e in Japan, a difference of 2.34 Mt CO2e.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 25.23 Mt CO2e 16.14 Mt CO2e 9.09 Mt CO2e Japan
1980s 28.05 Mt CO2e 19.44 Mt CO2e 8.61 Mt CO2e Japan
1990s 33.64 Mt CO2e 20.5 Mt CO2e 13.14 Mt CO2e Japan
2000s 23.6 Mt CO2e 21.66 Mt CO2e 1.95 Mt CO2e Japan
2010s 18.48 Mt CO2e 20.3 Mt CO2e 1.82 Mt CO2e Spain
2020s 17.02 Mt CO2e 19.55 Mt CO2e 2.53 Mt CO2e Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Japan or Spain?
Spain, at 18.87 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 Spain?
2.34 Mt CO2e, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Japan ranks 30th and Spain ranks 27th 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).