Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture was 1.29 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in Papua New Guinea, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.29 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.29 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9466 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Papua New Guinea 111th out of 201 countries 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 | 0.9693 Mt CO2e | 0.9466 Mt CO2e | 0.986 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9912 Mt CO2e | 0.9871 Mt CO2e | 0.9939 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 Mt CO2e | 0.9934 Mt CO2e | 1.19 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 Mt CO2e | 1.23 Mt CO2e | 1.28 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.24 Mt CO2e | 1.23 Mt CO2e | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 Mt CO2e | 1.26 Mt CO2e | 1.29 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 18.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.15 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.26 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 19.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Papua New Guinea?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in Papua New Guinea was 1.29 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.29 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9466 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 111th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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).