Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -6.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 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
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded -6.5% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 3.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -31.9%, in 2001.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -4.0% | — |
| 1992 | -8.3% | +108.1% |
| 1993 | -11.6% | +39.3% |
| 1994 | -18.9% | +62.4% |
| 1995 | -22.2% | +17.9% |
| 1996 | -24.7% | +11.3% |
| 1997 | -27.0% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | -29.8% | +10.2% |
| 1999 | -29.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | -30.3% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | -31.9% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | -29.2% | -8.5% |
| 2003 | -28.6% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | -28.1% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | -27.1% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | -23.9% | -12.0% |
| 2007 | -22.2% | -6.9% |
| 2008 | -19.0% | -14.6% |
| 2009 | -19.7% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | -18.0% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | -11.8% | -34.4% |
| 2012 | -11.1% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | -9.1% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | -9.0% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | -9.7% | +8.6% |
| 2016 | -3.7% | -61.9% |
| 2017 | -2.2% | -41.3% |
| 2018 | -1.9% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -151.8% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +258.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | -5.0% | -241.4% |
| 2023 | -6.9% | +38.3% |
| 2024 | -6.5% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -19.6% | -29.9% | -4.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -26.0% | -31.9% | -19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -7.5% | -18.0% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.2% | -6.9% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More environment data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.5879 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 154.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 110.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 1.65 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 777,403 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,242 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 453.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 104.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was -6.5% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.9% in 2001.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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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.