Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in North America
North America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) was 6.94 Mt CO2e in 2024. β² Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in North America, 1970β2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in North America stood at 6.94 Mt CO2e.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in North America peaked at 8.41 Mt CO2e in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6.46 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places North America 28th out of 46 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 | 6.92 Mt CO2e | 6.46 Mt CO2e | 7.95 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.25 Mt CO2e | 6.79 Mt CO2e | 7.59 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.43 Mt CO2e | 7.05 Mt CO2e | 7.96 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4 Mt CO2e | 6.47 Mt CO2e | 8.05 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.74 Mt CO2e | 6.89 Mt CO2e | 8.41 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.01 Mt CO2e | 6.87 Mt CO2e | 7.22 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for North America
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2118 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 509.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 187.61 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 11.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 5.52 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.90 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5,210 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 13.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,568 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 5.8 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in North America?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in North America was 6.94 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 Mt CO2e in 2014.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.46 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does North America rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
- North America ranks 28th out of 46 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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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About this data
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).