Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was -28.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in United Kingdom, 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
United Kingdom recorded -28.8% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in United Kingdom peaked at -2.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, -28.8%, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom 185th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % change from 1990 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -2.4% | — |
| 1992 | -4.7% | +100.1% |
| 1993 | -5.3% | +11.8% |
| 1994 | -6.2% | +17.5% |
| 1995 | -6.9% | +10.6% |
| 1996 | -4.5% | -34.5% |
| 1997 | -7.0% | +54.1% |
| 1998 | -7.6% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | -4.8% | -35.9% |
| 2000 | -9.0% | +85.0% |
| 2001 | -13.0% | +45.0% |
| 2002 | -14.7% | +13.4% |
| 2003 | -14.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | -16.0% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | -19.6% | +22.5% |
| 2006 | -20.5% | +4.9% |
| 2007 | -21.4% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | -23.5% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | -25.1% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | -24.2% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | -25.1% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | -24.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | -24.0% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | -22.9% | -4.3% |
| 2015 | -23.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | -23.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | -22.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | -23.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | -24.4% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | -26.1% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | -26.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | -26.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | -28.0% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | -28.8% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.5% | -7.6% | -2.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | -17.8% | -25.1% | -9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -23.8% | -25.1% | -22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -27.2% | -28.8% | -26.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in United Kingdom?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in United Kingdom was -28.8% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was -2.4% in 1991.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.8% in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- United Kingdom ranks 185th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.