Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) was 45.98 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
45.98 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
3rd
of 45 groups
All-time high
47.15 Mt CO2e
in 1999
All-time low
25.33 Mt CO2e
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in Low & middle income, 1970–2024

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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 building (energy) in Low & middle income is 45.98 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Low & middle income peaked at 47.15 Mt CO2e in 1999 and was at its lowest, 25.33 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) in Low & middle income, 1970 to 2024.
Year Mt CO2e Change
1970 25.33 Mt CO2e
1971 25.34 Mt CO2e +0.0%
1972 26.27 Mt CO2e +3.7%
1973 27.33 Mt CO2e +4.0%
1974 28.19 Mt CO2e +3.2%
1975 29.3 Mt CO2e +3.9%
1976 30.09 Mt CO2e +2.7%
1977 31.11 Mt CO2e +3.4%
1978 31.9 Mt CO2e +2.5%
1979 32.52 Mt CO2e +1.9%
1980 32.78 Mt CO2e +0.8%
1981 33.02 Mt CO2e +0.7%
1982 33.9 Mt CO2e +2.7%
1983 34.5 Mt CO2e +1.8%
1984 35.44 Mt CO2e +2.7%
1985 35.75 Mt CO2e +0.9%
1986 36.28 Mt CO2e +1.5%
1987 37.47 Mt CO2e +3.3%
1988 38.31 Mt CO2e +2.2%
1989 38.94 Mt CO2e +1.7%
1990 40.18 Mt CO2e +3.2%
1991 40.95 Mt CO2e +1.9%
1992 41.11 Mt CO2e +0.4%
1993 41.81 Mt CO2e +1.7%
1994 42.51 Mt CO2e +1.7%
1995 43.9 Mt CO2e +3.2%
1996 42.27 Mt CO2e -3.7%
1997 45.37 Mt CO2e +7.3%
1998 45.68 Mt CO2e +0.7%
1999 47.15 Mt CO2e +3.2%
2000 41.65 Mt CO2e -11.7%
2001 41.53 Mt CO2e -0.3%
2002 42.14 Mt CO2e +1.5%
2003 42.93 Mt CO2e +1.9%
2004 44.4 Mt CO2e +3.4%
2005 45.49 Mt CO2e +2.4%
2006 46.43 Mt CO2e +2.1%
2007 45.8 Mt CO2e -1.3%
2008 45.62 Mt CO2e -0.4%
2009 45.27 Mt CO2e -0.8%
2010 45.64 Mt CO2e +0.8%
2011 46.61 Mt CO2e +2.1%
2012 46.5 Mt CO2e -0.2%
2013 46.17 Mt CO2e -0.7%
2014 46.32 Mt CO2e +0.3%
2015 45.62 Mt CO2e -1.5%
2016 45.24 Mt CO2e -0.8%
2017 46.3 Mt CO2e +2.4%
2018 45.69 Mt CO2e -1.3%
2019 45.04 Mt CO2e -1.4%
2020 44.08 Mt CO2e -2.1%
2021 45.35 Mt CO2e +2.9%
2022 45.58 Mt CO2e +0.5%
2023 45.75 Mt CO2e +0.4%
2024 45.98 Mt CO2e +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 28.74 Mt CO2e 25.33 Mt CO2e 32.52 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 35.64 Mt CO2e 32.78 Mt CO2e 38.94 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 43.09 Mt CO2e 40.18 Mt CO2e 47.15 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 44.12 Mt CO2e 41.53 Mt CO2e 46.43 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 45.91 Mt CO2e 45.04 Mt CO2e 46.61 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 45.35 Mt CO2e 44.08 Mt CO2e 45.98 Mt CO2e 5

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 9.31 Mt CO2e compare
  2. 2 India 8.28 Mt CO2e compare
  3. 3 United States 5.54 Mt CO2e compare
  4. 4 Brazil 2.69 Mt CO2e compare
  5. 5 Ethiopia 2.63 Mt CO2e compare
  6. 6 Russia 2.02 Mt CO2e compare

See the full ranking of 244 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Low & middle income?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Low & middle income was 45.98 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 building (energy) recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 47.15 Mt CO2e in 1999.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 25.33 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Low & middle income rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income 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 Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (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
244 places, 13,420 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 building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).