Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2...
Countries reporting
201
Highest
249.49 Mt CO2e
China
Lowest
0 Mt CO2e
Palau
Median
1.73 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,637
What the numbers show
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 249.49 Mt CO2e in China; the lowest is 0 Mt CO2e in Palau.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.73 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 8.63 Mt CO2e.
Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 128.3%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 44.2%).
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 249.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 2 | India | 200.37 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 146.31 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 137.66 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 52.57 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 52.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 49.56 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 38.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 35.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 33.39 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 31.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 29.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 13 | Sudan | 26.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 14 | France | 23.1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 22.95 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 16 | Chad | 21.8 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 78.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Germany | 19.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 18 | Turkey | 19.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 19.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 20 | Tanzania | 18.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 17.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 22 | Iran | 16.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 23 | Colombia | 15.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 24 | Poland | 14.96 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 25 | Vietnam | 14.73 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 14.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 13.35 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 28 | Belarus | 13.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 12.82 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 12.69 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 11.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 32 | Mongolia | 11.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 33 | Thailand | 11.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 34 | Myanmar | 10.84 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 35 | Mali | 9.81 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | 9.61 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 37 | New Zealand | 9.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 38 | Niger | 9.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Uganda | 8.86 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 40 | Italy | 7.96 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 41 | Philippines | 7.86 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 42 | Ireland | 7.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 43 | Kazakhstan | 7.76 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.8% | falling |
| 44 | Venezuela | 7.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 45 | Uruguay | 6.82 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 6.76 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 47 | Peru | 5.88 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 48 | Paraguay | 5.65 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 49 | Bolivia | 5.6 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 50 | Netherlands | 5.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 51 | Japan | 5.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 52 | Burkina Faso | 5.27 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 4.77 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 54 | South Korea | 4.34 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 4.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 56 | Somalia | 4.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 57 | Sweden | 4.09 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 58 | Malaysia | 4.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 59 | Hungary | 3.98 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 60 | Morocco | 3.89 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 61 | Cameroon | 3.78 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 62 | Malawi | 3.78 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Finland | 3.74 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 3.73 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 65 | Madagascar | 3.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 66 | Algeria | 3.66 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 67 | Denmark | 3.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 68 | Guinea | 3.58 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 3.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 70 | Chile | 3.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 71 | Angola | 3.42 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 72 | Nepal | 3.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 73 | Guatemala | 3.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 74 | Bulgaria | 3.26 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 3.14 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 76 | Lithuania | 3.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 77 | Senegal | 2.99 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 78 | Iraq | 2.91 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 79 | Ecuador | 2.87 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 80 | Czechia | 2.87 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 2.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Laos | 2.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 2.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 84 | Yemen | 2.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 85 | Greece | 2.44 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 2.3 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 87 | Ghana | 2.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 88 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 89 | Syria | 2.24 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 90 | Norway | 2.23 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 91 | Namibia | 2.22 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 92 | Belgium | 2.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 93 | Cambodia | 2.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 94 | Mauritania | 2.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 95 | Latvia | 2.1 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 1.98 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 97 | Austria | 1.96 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 98 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.94 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 1.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 100 | Portugal | 1.81 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 101 | Mozambique | 1.73 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 102 | Cuba | 1.71 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 103 | Benin | 1.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.59 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 105 | Estonia | 1.49 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 1.47 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 107 | Switzerland | 1.47 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 108 | Tunisia | 1.44 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 109 | Honduras | 1.4 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 110 | Sri Lanka | 1.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 1.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 112 | Slovakia | 1.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 113 | Burundi | 1.19 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 114 | Eritrea | 1.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 115 | Israel | 1.07 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 116 | Togo | 1.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Haiti | 1.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 118 | North Korea | 0.9699 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 119 | Rwanda | 0.8429 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 120 | Croatia | 0.8414 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 121 | Moldova | 0.7749 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 122 | Panama | 0.7736 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 123 | Libya | 0.7481 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 124 | El Salvador | 0.7014 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 125 | Botswana | 0.561 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 0.5587 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | 0.5545 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 128 | Georgia | 0.5197 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.9% | flat |
| 129 | Oman | 0.5101 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 130 | United Arab Emirates | 0.5 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.442 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 32.3% | falling |
| 132 | Slovenia | 0.427 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 133 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4262 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 134 | Jordan | 0.3939 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 135 | Eswatini | 0.3354 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 136 | Congo | 0.3281 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 137 | Lesotho | 0.299 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 138 | Guyana | 0.2985 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 139 | Armenia | 0.2828 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 140 | Lebanon | 0.2396 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 141 | Iceland | 0.2198 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.5% | flat |
| 142 | North Macedonia | 0.208 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 143 | East Timor | 0.201 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 144 | Jamaica | 0.1888 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 145 | Kuwait | 0.1806 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Djibouti | 0.1734 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 147 | Qatar | 0.1667 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 98.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 0.1648 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 149 | Gambia | 0.1491 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1467 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 151 | Liberia | 0.1348 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 152 | Cyprus | 0.1332 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 153 | Luxembourg | 0.1266 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 154 | Puerto Rico | 0.1092 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 155 | Gabon | 0.1071 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 156 | Mauritius | 0.0809 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 157 | Belize | 0.0704 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 158 | Suriname | 0.0694 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 0.0594 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 44.2% | rising |
| 160 | Bhutan | 0.0593 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 161 | Brunei | 0.0541 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 162 | Faroe Islands | 0.0513 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 163 | New Caledonia | 0.0454 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 0.0378 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 165 | Comoros | 0.0298 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 166 | Samoa | 0.0261 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 167 | Barbados | 0.0215 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 168 | Tonga | 0.0198 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 169 | Malta | 0.0156 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 170 | Hong Kong | 0.0152 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 171 | Solomon Islands | 0.0149 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 172 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0142 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 173 | Bahrain | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 174 | French Polynesia | 0.0105 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 175 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 176 | Bahamas | 0.0098 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0096 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Dominica | 0.0084 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Lucia | 0.0082 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 180 | Singapore | 0.0057 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0054 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 182 | Grenada | 0.0048 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0043 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 184 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0041 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 185 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 186 | Kiribati | 0.0031 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 187 | Seychelles | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 187 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 189 | Guam | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 190 | Macao | 0.0016 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 191 | Cayman Islands | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 193 | Greenland | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 194 | Aruba | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 194 | American Samoa | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | Bermuda | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Nauru | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 198 | Maldives | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Marshall Islands | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
| 198 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
| 198 | Palau | 0 Mt CO2e | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1,764 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 1,362 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 1,273 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 1,125 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 1,017 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 695.41 Mt CO2e
- Early-demographic dividend 587.86 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 575.17 Mt CO2e
- High income 460.32 Mt CO2e
- OECD members 447.4 Mt CO2e
- Lower middle income 429.6 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 423.87 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).