Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 103.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) is 103.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 58.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 103.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.9%, in 1991.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.9% | — |
| 1992 | 3.7% | -502.4% |
| 1993 | 5.9% | +60.3% |
| 1994 | 5.6% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 7.3% | +32.1% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | +63.6% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | -44.3% |
| 1998 | 16.1% | +141.3% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +15.0% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 25.5% | +19.1% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +19.1% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 45.5% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 54.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 63.1% | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 74.2% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 84.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 95.4% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 103.0% | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.3% | -0.9% | 17.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.1% | 19.5% | 45.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 51.5% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.5% | 89.1% | 103.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.4396 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 100.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 76.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9.71 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 8.80 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 896.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.7014 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 310.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) was 103.0% 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 103.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9% in 1991.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 12th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.