Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 73.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Low & middle 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
Low & middle income recorded 73.9% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Low & middle income peaked at 73.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1991.
That places Low & middle income 21st out of 45 groups 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.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.0% | — |
| 1992 | 3.5% | +236.9% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | +22.5% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | +36.2% |
| 1995 | 11.1% | +89.9% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +28.1% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | -16.8% |
| 1998 | 15.8% | +33.6% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 18.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 24.1% | +15.3% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +21.1% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 36.4% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 40.8% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 50.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 1.0% | 18.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 18.0% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 44.0% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.8% | 64.1% | 73.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More environment data for Low & middle income
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.6547 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4,711 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 2,370 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 57.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 198.22 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 66.17 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 24,380 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.64 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 10,776 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,777 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Low & middle income?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Low & middle income was 73.9% 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 Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1991.
- How does Low & middle income rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Low & middle income ranks 21st out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low & middle 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.