Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 69.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) is 69.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 69.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 1991.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.3% | — |
| 1992 | 4.9% | +117.1% |
| 1993 | 4.2% | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 8.2% | +94.3% |
| 1995 | 20.7% | +153.3% |
| 1996 | 26.5% | +28.3% |
| 1997 | 19.6% | -25.9% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 26.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | +28.4% |
| 2003 | 34.5% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +23.1% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 53.0% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 51.5% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 52.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 49.1% | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 55.9% | +13.9% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 60.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 55.8% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 55.8% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 58.7% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 69.1% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 2.3% | 26.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 25.3% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.4% | 49.1% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 57.5% | 69.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 22 Cayman Islands 183.3% compare
- 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 182.5% compare
- 24 Ethiopia 174.9% compare
- 25 Benin 171.7% compare
- 26 Sao Tome and Principe 168.6% compare
- 27 Togo 167.4% compare
- 28 Equatorial Guinea 157.0% compare
More environment data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7035 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3,203 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,582 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 141.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 32.85 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 15,236 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.21 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 7,482 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 589.48 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 69.1% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 1991.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.