Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture was 220.79 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Least developed countries: UN classification is 220.79 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 220.79 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.6 Mt CO2e, in 1974.
That places Least developed countries: UN classification 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.53 Mt CO2e | 70.6 Mt CO2e | 79.77 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.43 Mt CO2e | 80.7 Mt CO2e | 90.16 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 103.95 Mt CO2e | 91.6 Mt CO2e | 118.25 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.18 Mt CO2e | 119.81 Mt CO2e | 156.84 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 182.6 Mt CO2e | 162.53 Mt CO2e | 201.27 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 212.42 Mt CO2e | 205.42 Mt CO2e | 220.79 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification
More environment data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3477 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 68.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 56.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 12.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 16.02 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 10.76 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 445.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.3791 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 124.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Least developed countries: UN classification was 220.79 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 220.79 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.6 Mt CO2e in 1974.
- How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 27th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).