Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in OECD members
OECD members: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture was 447.4 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 447.4 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in OECD members peaked at 465.01 Mt CO2e in 2017 and was at its lowest, 377.92 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 403.05 Mt CO2e | 377.92 Mt CO2e | 431.73 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 443.08 Mt CO2e | 433.9 Mt CO2e | 451.52 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 439.13 Mt CO2e | 428.71 Mt CO2e | 447.95 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 438.24 Mt CO2e | 428.84 Mt CO2e | 442.55 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 453.16 Mt CO2e | 441.14 Mt CO2e | 465.01 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 452.99 Mt CO2e | 447.4 Mt CO2e | 461.56 Mt CO2e | 5 |
More environment data for OECD members
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 36.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.1945 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 3,400 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.92 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11,060 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 3,435 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 9.33 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 22.48 million metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 31.81 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 634.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in OECD members?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture in OECD members was 447.4 Mt CO2e 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 from agriculture recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 465.01 Mt CO2e in 2017.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 377.92 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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 from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).