Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in IDA total

IDA total: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) was 14.7 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.7 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 0.7%
All-time high
14.7 Mt CO2e
in 2024
All-time low
5.29 Mt CO2e
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in IDA total, 1970–2024

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Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.

Analysis

The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in IDA total is 14.7 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in IDA total peaked at 14.7 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.29 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.75 Mt CO2e 5.29 Mt CO2e 6.26 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 6.89 Mt CO2e 6.41 Mt CO2e 7.58 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 9.24 Mt CO2e 7.92 Mt CO2e 10.59 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 11.47 Mt CO2e 10.4 Mt CO2e 12.3 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 13.22 Mt CO2e 12.39 Mt CO2e 14.12 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 14.57 Mt CO2e 14.38 Mt CO2e 14.7 Mt CO2e 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in IDA total?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in IDA total was 14.7 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 building (energy) recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 14.7 Mt CO2e in 2024.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 5.29 Mt CO2e in 1970.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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 Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,420 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).