Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 97.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan stood at 97.7%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 97.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.6% | — |
| 1992 | 7.7% | +1162.1% |
| 1993 | 8.9% | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +20.4% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +46.6% |
| 1996 | 19.6% | +25.7% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | +16.3% |
| 1999 | 30.2% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 45.3% | +18.6% |
| 2005 | 48.1% | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 64.8% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 70.9% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.2% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 70.0% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 83.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 82.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 92.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 94.6% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +1162.1% | 0.6% | 7.7% |
| 1995 | +46.6% | 10.7% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 0.6% | 30.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 30.7% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 67.7% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.1% | 85.8% | 97.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
More environment data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.742 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 521.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 328.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 10.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 7.26 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 4.51 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3,306 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.09 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,082 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 164.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 97.7% 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 15th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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.