What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in OECD members?

The lowest recorded value was 665.83 Mt CO2e in 2024.

How does OECD members rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?

OECD members ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in OECD members?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this OECD members 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.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in OECD members

Name: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in OECD members
Creator: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

OECD members: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 665.83 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

665.83 Mt CO2e

Change on year

down 1.0%

Rank

11th

of 47 groups

All-time high

819.35 Mt CO2e

in 1979

All-time low

665.83 Mt CO2e

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in OECD members, 1970–2024

Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

OECD members recorded 665.83 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in OECD members peaked at 819.35 Mt CO2e in 1979 and was at its lowest, 665.83 Mt CO2e, in 2024.

That places OECD members 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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	776.98 Mt CO2e	726.34 Mt CO2e	819.35 Mt CO2e	10
1980s	789.31 Mt CO2e	777.14 Mt CO2e	810.02 Mt CO2e	10
1990s	765.73 Mt CO2e	747.52 Mt CO2e	797.7 Mt CO2e	10
2000s	713.76 Mt CO2e	669.97 Mt CO2e	745.77 Mt CO2e	10
2010s	691.74 Mt CO2e	683.6 Mt CO2e	701.01 Mt CO2e	10
2020s	676.08 Mt CO2e	665.83 Mt CO2e	683.85 Mt CO2e	5

Countries ranked near OECD members

8 Australia 50.81 Mt CO2e compare
9 Ethiopia 41.7 Mt CO2e compare
10 Canada 40.89 Mt CO2e compare
11 Argentina 37.33 Mt CO2e compare
12 Mexico 37.18 Mt CO2e compare
13 Turkiye 31.97 Mt CO2e compare
14 France 30.15 Mt CO2e compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

More environment data for OECD members

Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14,243 Mt CO2e (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 10.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 928.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 35.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 634.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2,086 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 6.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 465.71 Mt CO2e (2024)

All data for OECD members →

Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in OECD members?: Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in OECD members was 665.83 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 OECD members?: The highest recorded value was 819.35 Mt CO2e in 1979.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in OECD members?: The lowest recorded value was 665.83 Mt CO2e in 2024.
How does OECD members rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?: OECD members ranks 11th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in OECD members?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this OECD members 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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Indicator: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit: Mt CO2e
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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).