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

The highest recorded value was 0.3115 Mt CO2e in 2024.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.1137 Mt CO2e in 1970.

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

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

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

Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Small states

Name: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 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 Waste was 0.3115 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.3115 Mt CO2e

Change on year

up 0.8%

Rank

44th

of 47 groups

All-time high

0.3115 Mt CO2e

in 2024

All-time low

0.1137 Mt CO2e

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 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 0.3115 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Small states peaked at 0.3115 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1137 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

Small states ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, 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	0.1227 Mt CO2e	0.1137 Mt CO2e	0.1332 Mt CO2e	10
1980s	0.1487 Mt CO2e	0.1386 Mt CO2e	0.1592 Mt CO2e	10
1990s	0.1699 Mt CO2e	0.1611 Mt CO2e	0.181 Mt CO2e	10
2000s	0.208 Mt CO2e	0.1872 Mt CO2e	0.2291 Mt CO2e	10
2010s	0.2644 Mt CO2e	0.2391 Mt CO2e	0.2832 Mt CO2e	10
2020s	0.3061 Mt CO2e	0.3006 Mt CO2e	0.3115 Mt CO2e	5

Countries ranked near Small states

41 Malaysia 0.5465 Mt CO2e compare
42 Peru 0.5303 Mt CO2e compare
43 Kenya 0.5218 Mt CO2e compare
44 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4887 Mt CO2e compare
45 Uganda 0.4684 Mt CO2e compare
46 Nepal 0.4477 Mt CO2e compare
47 Afghanistan 0.4236 Mt CO2e compare

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More environment data for Small states

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 121.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.22 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.9516 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 6.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0299 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0641 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0889 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.47 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for Small states →

Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Small states?: Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Small states was 0.3115 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 Small states?: The highest recorded value was 0.3115 Mt CO2e in 2024.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Small states?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1137 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Small states rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?: Small states ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Small states?: Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. 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 Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (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: 250 places, 13,750 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 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).