Low & middle income vs United States: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

Low & middle income
1,777 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States
215.6 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Low & middle income rank
3rd
United States rank
3rd

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

  • Low & middle income
  • United States
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How they compare

Low & middle income currently reports 1,777 Mt CO2e against 215.6 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 1,561 Mt CO2e.

That makes Low & middle income's figure about 8.2 times United States's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.

Low & middle income ranks 3rd and United States ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Low & middle income United States Difference Ahead
1970s 680.19 Mt CO2e 261.96 Mt CO2e 418.23 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
1980s 908.69 Mt CO2e 239.06 Mt CO2e 669.63 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
1990s 1,109 Mt CO2e 234.83 Mt CO2e 874.6 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2000s 1,331 Mt CO2e 234.33 Mt CO2e 1,097 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2010s 1,571 Mt CO2e 224.92 Mt CO2e 1,346 Mt CO2e Low & middle income
2020s 1,725 Mt CO2e 216.17 Mt CO2e 1,509 Mt CO2e Low & middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Low & middle income or United States?
Low & middle income, at 1,777 Mt CO2e against 215.6 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Low & middle income and United States?
1,561 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Low & middle income and United States?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Low & middle income and United States rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Low & middle income ranks 3rd and United States ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
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).