Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area
Euro area: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 150.72 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area stood at 150.72 Mt CO2e. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area peaked at 264.65 Mt CO2e in 1984 and was at its lowest, 150.72 Mt CO2e, in 2024.
Euro area ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 250.34 Mt CO2e | 235.5 Mt CO2e | 264.43 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 258.03 Mt CO2e | 249.66 Mt CO2e | 264.65 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 229.22 Mt CO2e | 203.55 Mt CO2e | 241.33 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 189.25 Mt CO2e | 169.73 Mt CO2e | 203.18 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 172.11 Mt CO2e | 169.25 Mt CO2e | 174.28 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 157.61 Mt CO2e | 150.72 Mt CO2e | 164.25 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More environment data for Euro area
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2,463 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.89 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 187.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 12.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 30.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.8816 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 327.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.56 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 92.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area was 150.72 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 264.65 Mt CO2e in 1984.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.72 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Euro area ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).