North America vs Spain: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

North America
256.5 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Spain
18.87 Mt CO2e
in 2024
North America rank
27th
Spain rank
27th

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

  • North America
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How they compare

North America currently reports 256.5 Mt CO2e against 18.87 Mt CO2e in Spain, a difference of 237.63 Mt CO2e.

That makes North America's figure about 13.6 times Spain's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

North America ranks 27th and Spain ranks 27th of 46 groups.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 293.91 Mt CO2e 16.14 Mt CO2e 277.77 Mt CO2e North America
1980s 275.62 Mt CO2e 19.44 Mt CO2e 256.19 Mt CO2e North America
1990s 273.98 Mt CO2e 20.5 Mt CO2e 253.48 Mt CO2e North America
2000s 268.82 Mt CO2e 21.66 Mt CO2e 247.16 Mt CO2e North America
2010s 262.53 Mt CO2e 20.3 Mt CO2e 242.24 Mt CO2e North America
2020s 256.32 Mt CO2e 19.55 Mt CO2e 236.78 Mt CO2e North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, North America or Spain?
North America, at 256.5 Mt CO2e against 18.87 Mt CO2e in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between North America and Spain?
237.63 Mt CO2e, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Spain?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do North America and Spain rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
North America ranks 27th and Spain ranks 27th of 46 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).