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

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

Countries reporting
189
Highest
100 % change on previous year
Vanuatu
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Nepal
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
54
1971–2024
Data points
12,091

What the numbers show

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 100 % change on previous year in Vanuatu; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Nepal.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -2.01 % change on previous year.

Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 106 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 666.3%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 2,759.4%).

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Vanuatu 100 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
2 Saint Lucia 25 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
2 French Polynesia 25 % change on previous year 2024 up 25.0% volatile
4 Benin 20 % change on previous year 2024 down 80.0% volatile
5 Vietnam 17.47 % change on previous year 2024 up 231.9% volatile
6 Sierra Leone 16.67 % change on previous year 2024 unchanged volatile
7 Slovenia 15.86 % change on previous year 2024 up 179.3% volatile
8 Eritrea 14.29 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
8 Sri Lanka 14.29 % change on previous year 2024 down 81.4% volatile
8 Macao 14.29 % change on previous year 2024 down 42.9% volatile
11 Tajikistan 13.79 % change on previous year 2024 down 91.7% volatile
12 Kyrgyzstan 12.05 % change on previous year 2024 down 65.1% volatile
13 Brazil 10.32 % change on previous year 2024 up 55.0% volatile
14 Bangladesh 10.06 % change on previous year 2024 down 6.9% volatile
15 Uzbekistan 9.77 % change on previous year 2024 up 226.0% volatile
16 Philippines 9.5 % change on previous year 2024 up 52.3% volatile
17 Nigeria 8.57 % change on previous year 2024 down 63.0% volatile
18 Ghana 8.33 % change on previous year 2024 up 132.4% volatile
19 Colombia 7.73 % change on previous year 2024 down 81.6% volatile
20 Egypt 7.39 % change on previous year 2024 down 33.5% volatile
21 South Africa 6.9 % change on previous year 2024 up 44.1% volatile
22 Kuwait 6.08 % change on previous year 2024 up 276.6% volatile
23 Qatar 5.97 % change on previous year 2024 down 51.6% volatile
24 Thailand 5.92 % change on previous year 2024 up 149.1% volatile
25 Haiti 5.88 % change on previous year 2024 up 11.8% volatile
26 Mauritania 5.56 % change on previous year 2024 down 81.5% volatile
27 Malaysia 5.22 % change on previous year 2024 up 362.4% volatile
28 Bahamas 5 % change on previous year 2024 down 25.0% volatile
29 India 4.93 % change on previous year 2024 down 39.8% volatile
30 Russia 4.65 % change on previous year 2024 up 143.7% volatile
31 Bolivia 4.61 % change on previous year 2024 up 203.9% volatile
32 Belize 4.55 % change on previous year 2024 up 172.7% volatile
33 Indonesia 4.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 71.3% volatile
34 Botswana 4.46 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.4% volatile
35 Burkina Faso 4.35 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
36 Mali 3.85 % change on previous year 2024 down 75.0% volatile
37 Puerto Rico 3.71 % change on previous year 2024 down 29.0% volatile
38 Moldova 3.7 % change on previous year 2024 down 66.7% volatile
39 Libya 3.47 % change on previous year 2024 up 312.8% volatile
40 Canada 3.26 % change on previous year 2024 up 162.5% volatile
41 Oman 3.23 % change on previous year 2024 down 57.5% volatile
41 Papua New Guinea 3.23 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.4% volatile
43 Ecuador 3.15 % change on previous year 2024 down 72.2% volatile
44 Dominican Republic 3.12 % change on previous year 2024 down 75.1% volatile
45 Jamaica 3.03 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
46 Peru 2.8 % change on previous year 2024 down 79.1% volatile
47 Cuba 2.68 % change on previous year 2024 down 66.7% volatile
48 Iraq 2.66 % change on previous year 2024 down 39.0% volatile
49 Tunisia 2.44 % change on previous year 2024 down 75.0% volatile
50 Turkey 2.41 % change on previous year 2024 down 57.7% volatile
51 Lebanon 2.38 % change on previous year 2024 down 78.0% volatile
52 United Arab Emirates 2.31 % change on previous year 2024 down 53.7% volatile
53 Afghanistan 2.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 47.9% volatile
54 Rwanda 2.2 % change on previous year 2024 up 108.8% volatile
55 Madagascar 2.13 % change on previous year 2024 down 77.6% volatile
56 Lithuania 2.12 % change on previous year 2024 down 90.1% volatile
57 Zimbabwe 2.11 % change on previous year 2024 up 666.3% volatile
58 Zambia 2.08 % change on previous year 2024 down 94.9% volatile
59 Cyprus 2.04 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
60 New Zealand 1.85 % change on previous year 2024 up 121.3% volatile
61 Cote d'Ivoire 1.82 % change on previous year 2024 down 80.0% volatile
62 Mauritius 1.72 % change on previous year 2024 up 139.7% volatile
63 Angola 1.52 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.5% volatile
64 Australia 1.42 % change on previous year 2024 up 127.5% volatile
65 Sudan 1.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 93.0% volatile
66 Honduras 1.23 % change on previous year 2024 up 117.7% volatile
67 Saudi Arabia 0.8649 % change on previous year 2024 down 82.9% volatile
68 China 0.8506 % change on previous year 2024 down 65.2% volatile
69 New Caledonia 0.8495 % change on previous year 2024 down 97.7% volatile
70 North Korea 0.7968 % change on previous year 2024 down 84.2% volatile
71 Cambodia 0.753 % change on previous year 2024 up 104.5% volatile
72 Mongolia 0.7213 % change on previous year 2024 down 92.5% volatile
73 Laos 0.659 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
74 Brunei 0.6553 % change on previous year 2024 down 91.5% volatile
75 Uruguay 0.6536 % change on previous year 2024 down 76.3% volatile
76 Austria 0.4965 % change on previous year 2024 up 106.9% volatile
77 Iran 0.4132 % change on previous year 2024 up 102.6% volatile
77 Nicaragua 0.4132 % change on previous year 2024 down 95.1% volatile
79 Sweden 0.0763 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.5% volatile
80 Aruba 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Armenia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
80 Burundi 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Belarus 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Bermuda 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Barbados 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
80 Bhutan 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Central African Republic 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Congo 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Comoros 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Cape Verde 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Costa Rica 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
80 Cayman Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Djibouti 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Dominica 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Fiji 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Gabon 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
80 Georgia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Gambia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Guinea-Bissau 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Equatorial Guinea 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Grenada 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Greenland 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Guyana 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
80 Kenya 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Liberia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Lesotho 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Latvia 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Maldives 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Malta 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
80 Malawi 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
80 Namibia 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
80 Norway 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
80 Palau 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Paraguay 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Solomon Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 El Salvador 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Somalia 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Suriname 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Eswatini 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
80 Seychelles 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Chad 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Togo 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 East Timor 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Uganda 0 % change on previous year 2024 down 100.0% volatile
80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Samoa 0 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
80 Yemen 0 % change on previous year 2024 up 100.0% volatile
137 Estonia -0.495 % change on previous year 2024 up 89.3% volatile
138 Switzerland -0.6689 % change on previous year 2024 down 143.5% volatile
139 Portugal -0.7576 % change on previous year 2024 down 114.5% volatile
140 Japan -0.8452 % change on previous year 2024 up 74.0% volatile
141 Myanmar -0.905 % change on previous year 2024 up 90.3% volatile
142 Kazakhstan -0.976 % change on previous year 2024 down 180.5% volatile
143 Belgium -1.5 % change on previous year 2024 up 85.5% volatile
144 United Kingdom -1.81 % change on previous year 2024 up 82.3% volatile
145 Jordan -1.96 % change on previous year 2024 down 107.9% volatile
146 Denmark -2.06 % change on previous year 2024 up 69.1% volatile
147 France -2.17 % change on previous year 2024 up 88.6% volatile
148 Mozambique -2.5 % change on previous year 2024 down 115.8% volatile
149 Netherlands -2.57 % change on previous year 2024 down 175.4% volatile
150 Bahrain -2.59 % change on previous year 2024 down 160.1% volatile
151 Italy -3.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 117.1% volatile
152 United States -3.49 % change on previous year 2024 down 254.9% volatile
153 Syria -3.53 % change on previous year 2024 down 108.2% volatile
154 Bosnia and Herzegovina -3.59 % change on previous year 2024 up 80.5% volatile
155 Chile -3.71 % change on previous year 2024 up 77.0% volatile
156 Hungary -3.75 % change on previous year 2024 down 182.6% volatile
157 Trinidad and Tobago -4.17 % change on previous year 2024 down 25.0% volatile
158 Mexico -4.67 % change on previous year 2024 down 170.4% volatile
159 Spain -5.15 % change on previous year 2024 down 202.1% volatile
160 Azerbaijan -5.21 % change on previous year 2024 down 150.1% volatile
161 South Korea -5.85 % change on previous year 2024 down 23.3% volatile
162 Algeria -5.86 % change on previous year 2024 down 172.1% volatile
163 Tanzania -6.45 % change on previous year 2024 up 62.1% volatile
164 Argentina -6.58 % change on previous year 2024 down 73.2% volatile
165 Poland -6.85 % change on previous year 2024 down 28.8% volatile
166 Venezuela -6.86 % change on previous year 2024 down 2,759.4% volatile
167 Senegal -7.46 % change on previous year 2024 down 119.0% volatile
168 Singapore -7.87 % change on previous year 2024 down 116.6% volatile
169 Ukraine -8.09 % change on previous year 2024 up 42.7% volatile
170 Croatia -8.51 % change on previous year 2024 down 129.8% volatile
171 Morocco -8.62 % change on previous year 2024 down 133.0% volatile
172 Pakistan -10.35 % change on previous year 2024 down 257.8% volatile
173 Finland -10.41 % change on previous year 2024 down 479.4% volatile
174 Niger -10.53 % change on previous year 2024 down 142.1% volatile
175 Germany -10.68 % change on previous year 2024 down 204.2% volatile
176 Israel -10.71 % change on previous year 2024 down 23.3% volatile
177 Hong Kong -11.78 % change on previous year 2024 down 354.5% volatile
178 Slovakia -12.13 % change on previous year 2024 down 29.2% volatile
179 Romania -13.2 % change on previous year 2024 down 499.3% volatile
180 Greece -14.13 % change on previous year 2024 down 106.8% volatile
181 Guatemala -17.82 % change on previous year 2024 down 371.4% volatile
182 Bulgaria -18.18 % change on previous year 2024 down 615.3% volatile
183 Ireland -18.7 % change on previous year 2024 down 334.2% volatile
184 Panama -19.05 % change on previous year 2024 down 1,061.9% volatile
185 Turkmenistan -19.3 % change on previous year 2024 down 177.9% volatile
186 Czechia -19.49 % change on previous year 2024 down 591.5% volatile
187 North Macedonia -21.14 % change on previous year 2024 down 246.7% volatile
188 Antigua and Barbuda -25 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
189 Albania -100 % change on previous year 2012 down 700.0% volatile
189 Ethiopia -100 % change on previous year 2012 unchanged volatile
189 Gibraltar -100 % change on previous year 2024 volatile
189 Iceland -100 % change on previous year 2008 volatile
189 Nepal -100 % change on previous year 2000 volatile

Regions and income groups

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

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

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Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (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
240 places, 12,091 data points, 1971–2024
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The year-on-year percentage change in Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.