Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -13.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) is -13.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at -5.8% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -34.0%, in 1998.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -5.8% | — |
| 1992 | -11.1% | +93.2% |
| 1993 | -16.1% | +44.3% |
| 1994 | -21.9% | +36.5% |
| 1995 | -25.1% | +14.7% |
| 1996 | -27.3% | +8.7% |
| 1997 | -30.0% | +9.9% |
| 1998 | -34.0% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | -33.5% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | -32.1% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | -33.2% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | -32.6% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | -32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | -31.7% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | -31.1% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | -29.9% | -3.8% |
| 2007 | -28.0% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | -26.0% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | -26.5% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | -25.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | -21.5% | -15.7% |
| 2012 | -21.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | -20.8% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | -20.2% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | -19.6% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | -15.7% | -20.1% |
| 2017 | -14.9% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | -14.3% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | -12.2% | -14.2% |
| 2020 | -10.3% | -15.8% |
| 2021 | -10.2% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | -13.1% | +28.8% |
| 2023 | -13.7% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | -13.0% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -22.8% | -34.0% | -5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | -30.3% | -33.2% | -26.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -18.6% | -25.5% | -12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.1% | -13.7% | -10.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More environment data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.7665 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 486.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 252.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 7.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 7.30 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 5.99 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3,651 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,448 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 232.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was -13.0% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was -5.8% in 1991.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.0% in 1998.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 41st out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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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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.