New Zealand vs Small states: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

New Zealand
10.04 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Small states
5.77 Mt CO2e
in 2024
New Zealand rank
44th
Small states rank
42nd

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

  • New Zealand
  • Small states
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 10.04 Mt CO2e against 5.77 Mt CO2e in Small states, a difference of 4.27 Mt CO2e.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.7 times Small states's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

New Zealand ranks 44th and Small states ranks 42nd of 203 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 8.2 Mt CO2e 4.07 Mt CO2e 4.14 Mt CO2e New Zealand
1980s 8.85 Mt CO2e 4.58 Mt CO2e 4.27 Mt CO2e New Zealand
1990s 9.27 Mt CO2e 4.73 Mt CO2e 4.54 Mt CO2e New Zealand
2000s 10.57 Mt CO2e 4.93 Mt CO2e 5.64 Mt CO2e New Zealand
2010s 11.12 Mt CO2e 5.32 Mt CO2e 5.79 Mt CO2e New Zealand
2020s 10.49 Mt CO2e 5.67 Mt CO2e 4.82 Mt CO2e New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, New Zealand or Small states?
New Zealand, at 10.04 Mt CO2e against 5.77 Mt CO2e in Small states as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between New Zealand and Small states?
4.27 Mt CO2e, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Small states?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and Small states rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
New Zealand ranks 44th and Small states ranks 42nd 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).