Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Greece
Greece: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 3.54 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Greece, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Greece recorded 3.54 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Greece peaked at 6.84 Mt CO2e in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.54 Mt CO2e, in 2021.
Greece ranks 88th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Greece, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.76 Mt CO2e | — |
| 1971 | 4.81 Mt CO2e | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 4.97 Mt CO2e | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 5.22 Mt CO2e | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 5.52 Mt CO2e | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 5.51 Mt CO2e | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.71 Mt CO2e | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 5.73 Mt CO2e | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 6 Mt CO2e | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 6.09 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 5.98 Mt CO2e | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 5.76 Mt CO2e | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 6.36 Mt CO2e | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 6.63 Mt CO2e | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 6.73 Mt CO2e | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 6.84 Mt CO2e | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 6.6 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 6.27 Mt CO2e | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 6.36 Mt CO2e | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 6.41 Mt CO2e | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 6.37 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 6.22 Mt CO2e | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 6.09 Mt CO2e | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 5.72 Mt CO2e | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 5.86 Mt CO2e | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 5.7 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 5.95 Mt CO2e | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 5.71 Mt CO2e | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 5.57 Mt CO2e | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.59 Mt CO2e | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 5.57 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.35 Mt CO2e | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 5.3 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.33 Mt CO2e | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.08 Mt CO2e | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 5.06 Mt CO2e | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.85 Mt CO2e | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 4.89 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5 Mt CO2e | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 4.54 Mt CO2e | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.55 Mt CO2e | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4.41 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 4.1 Mt CO2e | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 4.09 Mt CO2e | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.05 Mt CO2e | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.04 Mt CO2e | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 4 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.98 Mt CO2e | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.84 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.81 Mt CO2e | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 3.71 Mt CO2e | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 3.54 Mt CO2e | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 3.6 Mt CO2e | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.54 Mt CO2e | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 3.54 Mt CO2e | +0.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 3.54 Mt CO2e is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.68 Mt CO2e, 2.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Greece's 3.54 Mt CO2e is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.69 Mt CO2e, 96% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.43 Mt CO2e | 4.76 Mt CO2e | 6.09 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.39 Mt CO2e | 5.76 Mt CO2e | 6.84 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.88 Mt CO2e | 5.57 Mt CO2e | 6.37 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.05 Mt CO2e | 4.5 Mt CO2e | 5.57 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 Mt CO2e | 3.81 Mt CO2e | 4.55 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.59 Mt CO2e | 3.54 Mt CO2e | 3.71 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Greece?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Greece was 3.54 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 6.84 Mt CO2e in 1985.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.54 Mt CO2e in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Greece ranks 88th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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).