Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) was 10.75 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in Sub-Saharan Africa, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 10.75 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 10.75 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.82 Mt CO2e | 3.5 Mt CO2e | 4.16 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.58 Mt CO2e | 4.26 Mt CO2e | 5.06 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.34 Mt CO2e | 5.27 Mt CO2e | 7.39 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.63 Mt CO2e | 6.99 Mt CO2e | 8.21 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.13 Mt CO2e | 8.27 Mt CO2e | 9.89 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.52 Mt CO2e | 10.14 Mt CO2e | 10.75 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Sub-Saharan Africa was 10.75 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 10.75 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).