Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in OECD members
OECD members: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) was 19.47 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 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 19.47 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in OECD members peaked at 21.41 Mt CO2e in 1988 and was at its lowest, 15.46 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
OECD members ranks 9th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.83 Mt CO2e | 15.46 Mt CO2e | 19.15 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.07 Mt CO2e | 18.22 Mt CO2e | 21.41 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.98 Mt CO2e | 19.24 Mt CO2e | 20.96 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.9 Mt CO2e | 18.89 Mt CO2e | 20.75 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.13 Mt CO2e | 19.14 Mt CO2e | 21.29 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.53 Mt CO2e | 19.22 Mt CO2e | 19.87 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More environment data for OECD members
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14,243 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 928.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 35.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 634.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2,086 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 6.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 465.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in OECD members?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in OECD members was 19.47 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 21.41 Mt CO2e in 1988.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.46 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does OECD members rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
- OECD members ranks 9th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 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).