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

Tuvalu ranks 200th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Tuvalu 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 Tuvalu

Name: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Tuvalu
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)

Tuvalu: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 0.0015 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

0.0015 Mt CO2e

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

200th

of 203 countries

All-time high

0.0015 Mt CO2e

in 2021

All-time low

0.0004 Mt CO2e

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu stood at 0.0015 Mt CO2e. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Tuvalu peaked at 0.0015 Mt CO2e in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

That places Tuvalu 200th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Tuvalu, year by year

Annual values for Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in Tuvalu, 1970 to 2024.
Year	Mt CO2e	Change
1970	0.0004 Mt CO2e	—
1971	0.0004 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1972	0.0004 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1973	0.0004 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1974	0.0004 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1975	0.0004 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1976	0.0004 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1977	0.0004 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1978	0.0004 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1979	0.0005 Mt CO2e	+25.0%
1980	0.0005 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1981	0.0005 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1982	0.0006 Mt CO2e	+20.0%
1983	0.0005 Mt CO2e	-16.7%
1984	0.0006 Mt CO2e	+20.0%
1985	0.0007 Mt CO2e	+16.7%
1986	0.0007 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1987	0.0007 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1988	0.0007 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1989	0.0009 Mt CO2e	+28.6%
1990	0.0009 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1991	0.001 Mt CO2e	+11.1%
1992	0.0011 Mt CO2e	+10.0%
1993	0.001 Mt CO2e	-9.1%
1994	0.0011 Mt CO2e	+10.0%
1995	0.0011 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1996	0.0011 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1997	0.0011 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1998	0.0011 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
1999	0.0011 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2000	0.0011 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2001	0.0011 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2002	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+9.1%
2003	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2004	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2005	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2006	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2007	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2008	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2009	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2010	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2011	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2012	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2013	0.0012 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2014	0.0013 Mt CO2e	+8.3%
2015	0.0013 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2016	0.0013 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2017	0.0013 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2018	0.0013 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2019	0.0013 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2020	0.0014 Mt CO2e	+7.7%
2021	0.0015 Mt CO2e	+7.1%
2022	0.0015 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2023	0.0015 Mt CO2e	+0.0%
2024	0.0015 Mt CO2e	+0.0%

Tuvalu compared with similar countries

Tuvalu's 0.0015 Mt CO2e is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 Mt CO2e, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Tuvalu's 0.0015 Mt CO2e is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4279 Mt CO2e, 0% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0004 Mt CO2e	0.0004 Mt CO2e	0.0005 Mt CO2e	10
1980s	0.0006 Mt CO2e	0.0005 Mt CO2e	0.0009 Mt CO2e	10
1990s	0.0011 Mt CO2e	0.0009 Mt CO2e	0.0011 Mt CO2e	10
2000s	0.0012 Mt CO2e	0.0011 Mt CO2e	0.0012 Mt CO2e	10
2010s	0.0013 Mt CO2e	0.0012 Mt CO2e	0.0013 Mt CO2e	10
2020s	0.0015 Mt CO2e	0.0014 Mt CO2e	0.0015 Mt CO2e	5

Countries ranked near Tuvalu

197 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0046 Mt CO2e compare
198 British Virgin Islands 0.0045 Mt CO2e compare
199 American Samoa 0.0021 Mt CO2e compare
201 Marshall Islands 0.0013 Mt CO2e compare
202 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0012 Mt CO2e compare
203 Nauru 0.0005 Mt CO2e compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Tuvalu?: Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Tuvalu was 0.0015 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 Tuvalu?: The highest recorded value was 0.0015 Mt CO2e in 2021.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Tuvalu?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Tuvalu rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?: Tuvalu ranks 200th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Tuvalu?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tuvalu 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: 17 September 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).