Iran vs United Kingdom: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture

Iran
16.17 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United Kingdom
19.23 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Iran rank
22nd
United Kingdom rank
19th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time

  • Iran
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 19.23 Mt CO2e against 16.17 Mt CO2e in Iran, a difference of 3.06 Mt CO2e.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Iran ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 201 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 7.14 Mt CO2e 22.3 Mt CO2e 15.16 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
1980s 10.42 Mt CO2e 24.63 Mt CO2e 14.21 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
1990s 14.18 Mt CO2e 24.01 Mt CO2e 9.83 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
2000s 16.49 Mt CO2e 21.21 Mt CO2e 4.72 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
2010s 14.57 Mt CO2e 20.42 Mt CO2e 5.85 Mt CO2e United Kingdom
2020s 15.84 Mt CO2e 19.62 Mt CO2e 3.78 Mt CO2e United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, Iran or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 19.23 Mt CO2e against 16.17 Mt CO2e in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture between Iran and United Kingdom?
3.06 Mt CO2e, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and United Kingdom?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Iran and United Kingdom rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
Iran ranks 22nd and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 201 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 from Agriculture (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 from Agriculture (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
248 places, 13,637 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 agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).