Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Euro area
Euro area: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Euro area, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Euro area is 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Euro area peaked at 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 2023.
Euro area ranks 4th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Macao 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 2 Gibraltar 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 3 Singapore 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 4 Hong Kong 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 6 Belgium 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 7 Netherlands 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Euro area?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Euro area was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1984.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Euro area rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?
- Euro area ranks 4th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.