Australia vs OECD members: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Australia
50.81 Mt CO2e
in 2024
OECD members
665.83 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
OECD members rank
11th

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

  • Australia
  • OECD members
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 665.83 Mt CO2e against 50.81 Mt CO2e in Australia, a difference of 615.02 Mt CO2e.

That makes OECD members's figure about 13.1 times Australia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 11th of 203 countries.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 33.14 Mt CO2e 776.98 Mt CO2e 743.84 Mt CO2e OECD members
1980s 34.38 Mt CO2e 789.31 Mt CO2e 754.92 Mt CO2e OECD members
1990s 40.66 Mt CO2e 765.73 Mt CO2e 725.07 Mt CO2e OECD members
2000s 44.38 Mt CO2e 713.76 Mt CO2e 669.38 Mt CO2e OECD members
2010s 46.16 Mt CO2e 691.74 Mt CO2e 645.59 Mt CO2e OECD members
2020s 48.19 Mt CO2e 676.08 Mt CO2e 627.89 Mt CO2e OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Australia or OECD members?
OECD members, at 665.83 Mt CO2e against 50.81 Mt CO2e in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Australia and OECD members?
615.02 Mt CO2e, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and OECD members?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Australia and OECD members rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Australia ranks 8th and OECD members ranks 11th 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).