Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 5.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Faroe Islands, 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 Faroe Islands stood at 5.0%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Faroe Islands peaked at 5.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1992.
That places Faroe Islands 142nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.4% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 1.8% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 5 |
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- 144 Hong Kong (China) 3.7% compare
- 145 Democratic Republic of the Congo 3.1% compare
More environment data for Faroe Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.468 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.67 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 0.75 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 17 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 20 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 18 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 257.14 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Faroe Islands?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Faroe Islands was 5.0% 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1992.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Faroe Islands ranks 142nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.