Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.0121 Mt CO2e in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Equatorial Guinea, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Equatorial Guinea is 0.0121 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0121 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.001 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places Equatorial Guinea 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.002 Mt CO2e | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | +111.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 Mt CO2e | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 Mt CO2e | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0064 Mt CO2e | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0068 Mt CO2e | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 Mt CO2e | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 Mt CO2e | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0079 Mt CO2e | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0088 Mt CO2e | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0095 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0101 Mt CO2e | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 Mt CO2e | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0108 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 Mt CO2e | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0118 Mt CO2e | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | +2.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0121 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1111 Mt CO2e, 11% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0121 Mt CO2e is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1504 Mt CO2e, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +111.5% | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 0.0055 Mt CO2e |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 0.002 Mt CO2e | 0.0025 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 Mt CO2e | 0.0026 Mt CO2e | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0094 Mt CO2e | 0.0079 Mt CO2e | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0115 Mt CO2e | 0.0108 Mt CO2e | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More environment data for Equatorial Guinea
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.21 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Equatorial Guinea?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0121 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 waste recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0121 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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 Waste (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 waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).