Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Tuvalu, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Tuvalu 45th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 42 Philippines 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 43 Switzerland 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 44 Haiti 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 46 Seychelles 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 47 Trinidad and Tobago 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 48 Japan 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for Tuvalu
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.836 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Tuvalu?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per in Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Tuvalu rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per?
- Tuvalu ranks 45th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu 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.