Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in France
France: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -43.0% in 2024. β Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in France, 1991β2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
France recorded -43.0% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in France peaked at 15.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -43.0%, in 2024.
That places France 193rd out of 203 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | -18.4% | 15.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | -25.9% | -31.7% | -19.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -32.0% | -33.7% | -29.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -40.3% | -43.0% | -36.7% | 5 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 6.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 7.87 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 97,624 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 33,621 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 2.79 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 2.58 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 2.62 million 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in France?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in France was -43.0% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was -43.0% in 2024.
- How does France rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- France ranks 193rd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this France 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.