What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Small states?

The highest recorded value was 0.2257 Mt CO2e in 2024.

What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Small states?

The lowest recorded value was 0.065 Mt CO2e in 1971.

How does Small states rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?

Small states ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Small states?

Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Small states 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.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Small states

Name: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Small states
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Small states: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) was 0.2257 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.2257 Mt CO2e

Change on year

up 2.5%

Rank

44th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.2257 Mt CO2e

in 2024

All-time low

0.065 Mt CO2e

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) in Small states, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

Small states recorded 0.2257 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Small states peaked at 0.2257 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.065 Mt CO2e, in 1971.

That places Small states 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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	0.0758 Mt CO2e	0.065 Mt CO2e	0.0867 Mt CO2e	10
1980s	0.099 Mt CO2e	0.0901 Mt CO2e	0.1068 Mt CO2e	10
1990s	0.145 Mt CO2e	0.1092 Mt CO2e	0.2129 Mt CO2e	10
2000s	0.1762 Mt CO2e	0.1563 Mt CO2e	0.199 Mt CO2e	10
2010s	0.2069 Mt CO2e	0.1959 Mt CO2e	0.2184 Mt CO2e	10
2020s	0.2101 Mt CO2e	0.1874 Mt CO2e	0.2257 Mt CO2e	5

Countries ranked near Small states

41 Morocco 0.2525 Mt CO2e compare
42 Belgium 0.2274 Mt CO2e compare
43 Romania 0.2209 Mt CO2e compare
44 Netherlands 0.213 Mt CO2e compare
45 Israel 0.2107 Mt CO2e compare
46 Austria 0.1988 Mt CO2e compare
47 Bolivia 0.1973 Mt CO2e compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

More environment data for Small states

Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3434 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 6.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 16.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.3115 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total fisheries production 2.72 million metric tons (2024)
Capture fisheries production 2.60 million metric tons (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 86.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.42 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 24.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 5.77 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Small states →

Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Small states?: Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) in Small states was 0.2257 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 Small states?: The highest recorded value was 0.2257 Mt CO2e in 2024.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) recorded in Small states?: The lowest recorded value was 0.065 Mt CO2e in 1971.
How does Small states rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?: Small states ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) rising or falling in Small states?: Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Small states 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

Indicator: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit: Mt CO2e
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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).