Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area
Euro area: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -37.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area, 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 Euro area is -37.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area peaked at 0.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -37.0%, in 2024.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.8% | — |
| 1992 | -2.3% | -380.7% |
| 1993 | -4.2% | +80.2% |
| 1994 | -2.5% | -39.8% |
| 1995 | -2.4% | -5.5% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | -97.5% |
| 1997 | -3.6% | +5929.5% |
| 1998 | -13.2% | +270.8% |
| 1999 | -15.0% | +13.5% |
| 2000 | -15.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | -17.0% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | -17.9% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | -18.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | -19.1% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | -20.4% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | -22.8% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | -22.2% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | -27.4% | +23.4% |
| 2009 | -29.1% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | -27.3% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | -29.3% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | -28.6% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | -28.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | -27.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | -27.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | -27.4% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | -27.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | -28.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | -29.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | -31.4% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | -31.8% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | -34.3% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | -36.2% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | -37.0% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -4.7% | -15.0% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | -20.9% | -29.1% | -15.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -28.1% | -29.3% | -27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -34.2% | -37.0% | -31.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 1 Turks and Caicos Islands 4,500.0% compare
- 2 Brunei Darussalam 933.6% compare
- 3 Chad 726.5% compare
- 4 Qatar 532.3% compare
- 5 Maldives 529.2% compare
More environment data for Euro area
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1431 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 261 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 153.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.67 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2.78 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,932 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 413.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 150.72 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area was -37.0% 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 Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.0% in 2024.
- How does Euro area rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area 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.