Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 69.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean (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
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 69.6% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 69.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1991.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.8% | — |
| 1992 | 4.0% | +117.8% |
| 1993 | 7.5% | +87.8% |
| 1994 | 10.2% | +35.9% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +19.9% |
| 1996 | 12.0% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 13.7% | +13.6% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | +35.4% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 20.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 28.2% | +30.5% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 38.9% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 69.6% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 1.8% | 19.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.1% | 20.6% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 40.5% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.4% | 60.3% | 69.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 21 Bahrain 192.4% compare
- 22 Cayman Islands 183.3% compare
- 23 Lao People's Democratic Republic 182.5% compare
- 24 Ethiopia 174.9% compare
- 25 Benin 171.7% compare
- 26 Sao Tome and Principe 168.6% compare
- 27 Togo 167.4% compare
More environment data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3121 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 219.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 145.02 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 7.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 14.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 11.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,614 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.59 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 349.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 315.41 Mt CO2e (2024)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 69.6% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1991.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 24th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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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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.