Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in World
World: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 2,527 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in World, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in World is 2,527 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in World peaked at 2,527 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,445 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
World ranks 1st of 47 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,579 Mt CO2e | 1,445 Mt CO2e | 1,730 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,819 Mt CO2e | 1,725 Mt CO2e | 1,903 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,950 Mt CO2e | 1,877 Mt CO2e | 2,030 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,106 Mt CO2e | 2,006 Mt CO2e | 2,211 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,333 Mt CO2e | 2,221 Mt CO2e | 2,420 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,477 Mt CO2e | 2,424 Mt CO2e | 2,527 Mt CO2e | 5 |
Countries ranked near World
More environment data for World
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 53,206 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.36 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 4,334 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 232.57 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3,237 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 19.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9,536 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 16.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 30.93 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1,652 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in World?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in World was 2,527 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 2,527 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,445 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does World rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- World ranks 1st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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).