Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 54.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in East Asia & Pacific, 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
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in East Asia & Pacific stood at 54.7%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 54.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1991.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st of 45 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, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.6% | — |
| 1992 | 5.3% | +106.1% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 8.7% | +70.3% |
| 1995 | 18.6% | +114.5% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | +33.6% |
| 1997 | 20.6% | -17.1% |
| 1998 | 24.9% | +21.3% |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 24.2% | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 36.7% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 40.3% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +18.8% |
| 2012 | 47.0% | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 47.7% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 47.1% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 54.5% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 54.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 2.6% | 26.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 23.8% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.5% | 37.5% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 44.3% | 54.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More environment data for East Asia & Pacific
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5589 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3,521 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 1,719 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 33.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 151.79 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 38.63 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 17,389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 8,411 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 683.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in East Asia & Pacific?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in East Asia & Pacific was 54.7% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 54.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1991.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 31st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.