Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in France
France: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 1.14 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in France, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
France recorded 1.14 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in France peaked at 1.27 Mt CO2e in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7353 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places France 15th out of 194 countries 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 Transport (Energy) in France, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7353 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.7523 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8154 Mt CO2e | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.8981 Mt CO2e | +10.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8874 Mt CO2e | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.9054 Mt CO2e | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9214 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.9272 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9981 Mt CO2e | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9983 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9958 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.984 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 1 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9923 Mt CO2e | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.01 Mt CO2e | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 1.03 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.06 Mt CO2e | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 1.06 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 1.07 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.11 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 1.13 Mt CO2e | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.15 Mt CO2e | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.11 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.13 Mt CO2e | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.12 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.17 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 1.22 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 1.2 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.2 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 1.18 Mt CO2e | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.18 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 1.17 Mt CO2e | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.17 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.15 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.16 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.17 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.14 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.14 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.16 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.21 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.22 Mt CO2e | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.22 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.24 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.27 Mt CO2e | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.26 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.27 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.23 Mt CO2e | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.22 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 Mt CO2e | -15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.16 Mt CO2e | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.19 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.15 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 1.14 Mt CO2e | -0.2% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 1.14 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0866 Mt CO2e, 13.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- France's 1.14 Mt CO2e is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1149 Mt CO2e, 9.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8839 Mt CO2e | 0.7353 Mt CO2e | 0.9983 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 Mt CO2e | 0.984 Mt CO2e | 1.06 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.14 Mt CO2e | 1.07 Mt CO2e | 1.22 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 1.14 Mt CO2e | 1.2 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 Mt CO2e | 1.16 Mt CO2e | 1.27 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 Mt CO2e | 1.04 Mt CO2e | 1.19 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in France?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in France was 1.14 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 transport (energy) recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 Mt CO2e in 2017.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7353 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does France rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- France ranks 15th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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 Transport (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 transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).