Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 58.45 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Upper middle income, 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 Upper middle income is 58.45 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Upper middle income peaked at 58.45 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.42 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
Upper middle income ranks 6th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 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 | 16.44 Mt CO2e | 14.42 Mt CO2e | 18.98 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.67 Mt CO2e | 19.69 Mt CO2e | 25.32 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.25 Mt CO2e | 25.92 Mt CO2e | 33.81 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.24 Mt CO2e | 34.36 Mt CO2e | 41.86 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.7 Mt CO2e | 44.18 Mt CO2e | 54.03 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.78 Mt CO2e | 55.03 Mt CO2e | 58.45 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More environment data for Upper middle income
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 25,498 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.33 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 1,755 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 58.33 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1,702 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 8.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4,229 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 7.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 14.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 674.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Upper middle income?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Upper middle income was 58.45 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 58.45 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.42 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does Upper middle income rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- Upper middle income ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle income 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).