Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate by country

The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Countries reporting
185
Highest
100 % change on previous year
Comoros
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
11,976

What the numbers show

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate is currently reported for 185 countries. The highest value is 100 % change on previous year in Comoros; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Sao Tome and Principe.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is 0.9855 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 1,973.7%), and the largest decrease in Germany (down 868.1%).

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Comoros 100 % change on previous year 2024 flat
1 Solomon Islands 100 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
3 French Polynesia 50 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
4 Egypt 17.81 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,973.7% volatile
5 Lebanon 17.65 % change on previous year 2024 down 5.9% volatile
6 Jordan 16 % change on previous year 2024 down 62.4% volatile
7 Tajikistan 13.64 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
8 Brunei 11.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 188.9% volatile
8 Hong Kong 11.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 522.2% volatile
8 Yemen 11.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 1,011.1% volatile
11 Uzbekistan 9.7 % change on previous year 2024 up 192.2% volatile
12 Bangladesh 7.97 % change on previous year 2024 up 173.0% volatile
13 Kyrgyzstan 7.14 % change on previous year 2024 down 93.2% volatile
14 Turkey 7.06 % change on previous year 2024 up 733.5% volatile
15 United Arab Emirates 6.46 % change on previous year 2024 up 193.9% volatile
16 Botswana 6.25 % change on previous year 2024 up 25.0% volatile
17 New Zealand 6.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 396.4% volatile
18 Vietnam 5.94 % change on previous year 2024 down 30.3% volatile
19 Indonesia 5.26 % change on previous year 2024 down 45.7% volatile
20 Romania 5.03 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
21 Qatar 4.9 % change on previous year 2024 down 78.5% volatile
22 Tunisia 4.84 % change on previous year 2024 down 67.7% volatile
23 Guatemala 4.62 % change on previous year 2024 up 43.1% volatile
24 Mali 4.55 % change on previous year 2024 down 45.5% volatile
25 Colombia 4.25 % change on previous year 2024 up 150.7% volatile
26 Kuwait 4.17 % change on previous year 2024 up 133.3% volatile
27 Philippines 3.77 % change on previous year 2024 down 7.2% volatile
28 Malaysia 3.71 % change on previous year 2024 up 311.0% volatile
29 Oman 3.61 % change on previous year 2024 down 88.4% volatile
30 Mongolia 3.33 % change on previous year 2024 up 121.3% volatile
31 Morocco 3.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 130.5% volatile
32 Libya 3.12 % change on previous year 2024 down 9.4% volatile
33 Cote d'Ivoire 3.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 51.5% volatile
34 Panama 2.63 % change on previous year 2024 up 155.3% volatile
35 Russia 2.62 % change on previous year 2024 down 82.8% volatile
36 Iraq 2.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 110.7% volatile
37 Nicaragua 2.5 % change on previous year 2024 up 7.5% volatile
38 El Salvador 2.44 % change on previous year 2024 up 109.8% volatile
39 Bhutan 2.38 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.3% volatile
40 Papua New Guinea 2.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 83.0% volatile
41 Saudi Arabia 2.15 % change on previous year 2024 down 83.0% volatile
42 Jamaica 2.08 % change on previous year 2024 down 78.1% volatile
43 Laos 2.02 % change on previous year 2024 up 188.9% volatile
44 Ethiopia 1.91 % change on previous year 2024 down 93.4% volatile
45 Singapore 1.67 % change on previous year 2024 up 123.3% volatile
46 Afghanistan 1.48 % change on previous year 2024 down 86.5% volatile
47 Slovenia 1.47 % change on previous year 2024 down 93.8% volatile
48 China 1.41 % change on previous year 2024 up 311.9% volatile
49 Kenya 1.27 % change on previous year 2024 down 85.4% volatile
50 New Caledonia 1.22 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.8% volatile
51 Ghana 1.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 106.3% volatile
52 India 1.19 % change on previous year 2024 down 81.4% volatile
53 Myanmar 1.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 91.8% volatile
54 Brazil 1.01 % change on previous year 2024 up 137.1% volatile
55 Dominican Republic 0.9479 % change on previous year 2024 up 111.4% volatile
56 Honduras 0.9091 % change on previous year 2024 up 113.6% volatile
57 Belgium 0.8282 % change on previous year 2024 up 220.7% volatile
58 Zimbabwe 0.7937 % change on previous year 2024 down 63.9% volatile
59 Uruguay 0.7843 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.5% volatile
60 Ireland 0.6897 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.3% volatile
61 Chile 0.6879 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.9% volatile
62 North Korea 0.6808 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.6% volatile
63 Norway 0.6494 % change on previous year 2024 up 103.5% volatile
64 Mozambique 0.641 % change on previous year 2024 down 76.0% volatile
65 South Africa 0.6027 % change on previous year 2024 up 187.4% volatile
66 Zambia 0.5102 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.9% volatile
67 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4405 % change on previous year 2024 down 87.0% volatile
68 Latvia 0.4 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.3% volatile
69 Switzerland 0.3788 % change on previous year 2024 up 109.2% volatile
70 Iran 0.324 % change on previous year 2024 down 91.9% volatile
71 Tanzania 0.2736 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.2% volatile
72 Nepal 0.237 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.4% volatile
73 Sri Lanka 0.2132 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.1% volatile
74 Mexico 0.1937 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.7% volatile
75 Cambodia 0.149 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.9% volatile
76 Uganda 0.119 % change on previous year 2024 down 93.7% volatile
77 Gabon 0.0814 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.8% volatile
78 Aruba 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Angola 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Armenia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Burundi 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Burkina Faso 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Belarus 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Belize 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Bolivia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Barbados 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Congo 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Cape Verde 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Cyprus 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Dominica 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Fiji 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Gambia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Greenland 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Croatia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Haiti 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Hungary 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Iceland 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Liberia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Macao 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Moldova 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Maldives 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Malta 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Namibia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Niger 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Palau 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Rwanda 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Sudan 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Somalia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Suriname 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Syria 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
78 Chad 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Togo 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 East Timor 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Ukraine 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
78 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Vanuatu 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
78 Samoa 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
137 Sweden -0.0375 % change on previous year 2024 up 98.1% volatile
138 Australia -0.0426 % change on previous year 2024 up 99.2% volatile
139 United States -0.1498 % change on previous year 2024 down 177.7% volatile
140 Peru -0.2584 % change on previous year 2024 up 95.1% volatile
141 Spain -0.3492 % change on previous year 2024 up 94.8% volatile
142 Austria -0.3534 % change on previous year 2024 up 77.2% volatile
143 France -0.3751 % change on previous year 2024 up 93.0% volatile
144 Costa Rica -0.5 % change on previous year 2024 down 115.3% volatile
145 Ecuador -0.5076 % change on previous year 2024 down 102.7% volatile
145 Eswatini -0.5076 % change on previous year 2024 up 93.0% volatile
147 Portugal -0.5137 % change on previous year 2024 up 91.8% volatile
148 Thailand -0.5518 % change on previous year 2024 down 123.8% volatile
149 Malawi -0.8547 % change on previous year 2024 down 114.3% volatile
150 Greece -0.9091 % change on previous year 2024 down 105.5% volatile
151 Venezuela -0.9259 % change on previous year 2024 up 87.7% volatile
152 Finland -0.9454 % change on previous year 2024 down 119.3% volatile
153 Canada -1.01 % change on previous year 2024 down 135.1% volatile
154 Japan -1.03 % change on previous year 2024 up 78.2% volatile
155 Germany -1.16 % change on previous year 2024 down 868.1% volatile
156 Kazakhstan -1.21 % change on previous year 2024 up 95.5% volatile
157 Nigeria -1.28 % change on previous year 2024 up 96.9% volatile
158 Slovakia -1.84 % change on previous year 2024 down 112.5% volatile
159 Netherlands -1.84 % change on previous year 2024 down 115.5% volatile
160 Poland -2.25 % change on previous year 2024 down 200.9% volatile
161 Bulgaria -2.27 % change on previous year 2024 up 56.8% volatile
162 Georgia -2.33 % change on previous year 2024 up 72.6% volatile
163 United Kingdom -2.49 % change on previous year 2024 down 281.2% volatile
164 Algeria -2.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 22.4% volatile
165 South Korea -2.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 175.0% volatile
166 Senegal -2.63 % change on previous year 2024 down 141.4% volatile
167 Lithuania -2.74 % change on previous year 2024 up 54.8% volatile
168 Albania -3.03 % change on previous year 2024 down 108.7% volatile
169 Bosnia and Herzegovina -3.23 % change on previous year 2024 down 118.7% volatile
170 Pakistan -3.48 % change on previous year 2024 down 157.5% volatile
171 Guyana -4.44 % change on previous year 2024 up 31.1% volatile
172 Azerbaijan -4.55 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
172 Estonia -4.55 % change on previous year 2024 up 77.6% volatile
174 Denmark -4.96 % change on previous year 2024 down 35.1% volatile
175 Argentina -5.28 % change on previous year 2024 down 148.5% volatile
176 Czechia -5.35 % change on previous year 2024 down 713.0% volatile
177 Cuba -5.5 % change on previous year 2024 down 154.2% volatile
178 Italy -5.61 % change on previous year 2024 up 37.3% volatile
179 Israel -6.25 % change on previous year 2024 up 43.8% volatile
179 Mauritius -6.25 % change on previous year 2024 up 33.3% volatile
181 North Macedonia -6.67 % change on previous year 2024 up 40.0% volatile
182 Benin -9.68 % change on previous year 2024 down 115.2% volatile
183 Turkmenistan -18.57 % change on previous year 2024 up 53.6% volatile
184 Saint Kitts and Nevis -100 % change on previous year 2006 down 300.0% volatile
184 Sao Tome and Principe -100 % change on previous year 2022 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) by country. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/nitrous-oxide-n2o-emissions-from-industrial-combustion-energy-mt-co2e-annual-growth-rate/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/nitrous-oxide-n2o-emissions-from-industrial-combustion-energy-mt-co2e-annual-growth-rate/">Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt) by country</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
232 places, 11,976 data points, 1971–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.