Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Germany
Germany: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -54.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Germany, 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 Germany is -54.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Germany peaked at 2.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -54.5%, in 2024.
Germany ranks 200th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8.9% | -31.0% | 2.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | -38.1% | -43.5% | -30.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -44.3% | -47.6% | -41.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -51.9% | -54.5% | -49.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 791.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 792 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Germany?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Germany was -54.5% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was -54.5% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Germany ranks 200th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.