Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in OECD members
OECD members: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture was 447.4 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 447.4 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in OECD members peaked at 465.01 Mt CO2e in 2017 and was at its lowest, 377.92 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places OECD members 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 377.92 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 384.14 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 386.65 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 391.21 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 392.87 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 410.65 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 416.38 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 415.14 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 423.77 Mt CO2e | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 431.73 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 436.55 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 436.45 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 433.9 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 438.98 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 450.46 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 444.88 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 448.13 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 445.74 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 444.21 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 451.52 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 446.82 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 433.72 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 428.71 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 432.74 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 433.46 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 432.38 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 443.87 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 444.71 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 447.95 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 446.98 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 440.61 Mt CO2e | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 438.46 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 436.57 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 440.53 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 442.55 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 436.94 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 440.45 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 442.51 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 428.84 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 434.97 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 441.25 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 441.14 Mt CO2e | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 444.27 Mt CO2e | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 452.92 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 455.06 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 454.02 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 461.54 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 465.01 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 457.19 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 459.22 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 461.56 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 456.18 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 450.44 Mt CO2e | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 449.38 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 447.4 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 403.05 Mt CO2e | 377.92 Mt CO2e | 431.73 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 443.08 Mt CO2e | 433.9 Mt CO2e | 451.52 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 439.13 Mt CO2e | 428.71 Mt CO2e | 447.95 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 438.24 Mt CO2e | 428.84 Mt CO2e | 442.55 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 453.16 Mt CO2e | 441.14 Mt CO2e | 465.01 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 452.99 Mt CO2e | 447.4 Mt CO2e | 461.56 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More environment data for OECD members
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.5855 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) -4.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt) 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in OECD members?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in OECD members was 447.4 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 465.01 Mt CO2e in 2017.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 377.92 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- OECD members ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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).