Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Italy
Italy: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 12.93 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Italy, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Italy recorded 12.93 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Italy peaked at 30.26 Mt CO2e in 1987 and was at its lowest, 12.93 Mt CO2e, in 2024.
Italy ranks 38th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 23.44 Mt CO2e | 21.96 Mt CO2e | 24.92 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.19 Mt CO2e | 21.57 Mt CO2e | 30.26 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.15 Mt CO2e | 23.81 Mt CO2e | 25.26 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.54 Mt CO2e | 15.52 Mt CO2e | 23.88 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.93 Mt CO2e | 14.54 Mt CO2e | 15.29 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.53 Mt CO2e | 12.93 Mt CO2e | 14.36 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 371.17 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.3 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 21.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 4.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0558 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 44.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1973 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3495 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Italy?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Italy was 12.93 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 30.26 Mt CO2e in 1987.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.93 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- How does Italy rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Italy ranks 38th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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).