South Africa vs Spain: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
South Africa
19.05 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Spain
18.87 Mt CO2e
in 2024
South Africa rank
26th
Spain rank
27th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- South Africa
- Spain
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 19.05 Mt CO2e against 18.87 Mt CO2e in Spain, a difference of 0.18 Mt CO2e.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
South Africa ranks 26th and Spain ranks 27th of 203 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.19 Mt CO2e | 16.14 Mt CO2e | 1.95 Mt CO2e | Spain |
| 1980s | 15.69 Mt CO2e | 19.44 Mt CO2e | 3.75 Mt CO2e | Spain |
| 1990s | 18.38 Mt CO2e | 20.5 Mt CO2e | 2.13 Mt CO2e | Spain |
| 2000s | 18.73 Mt CO2e | 21.66 Mt CO2e | 2.93 Mt CO2e | Spain |
| 2010s | 18.7 Mt CO2e | 20.3 Mt CO2e | 1.6 Mt CO2e | Spain |
| 2020s | 19.06 Mt CO2e | 19.55 Mt CO2e | 0.4859 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, South Africa or Spain?
- South Africa, at 19.05 Mt CO2e against 18.87 Mt CO2e in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between South Africa and Spain?
- 0.18 Mt CO2e, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- South Africa ranks 26th 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
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).