Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) was 10.86 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.86 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 0.9%
All-time high
10.89 Mt CO2e
in 2021
All-time low
3.57 Mt CO2e
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) in Least developed countries: UN classification, 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

Least developed countries: UN classification recorded 10.86 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 10.89 Mt CO2e in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.57 Mt CO2e, in 1971.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.8 Mt CO2e 3.57 Mt CO2e 4.11 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 4.56 Mt CO2e 4.19 Mt CO2e 5.01 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 6.21 Mt CO2e 5.15 Mt CO2e 7.37 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 8.21 Mt CO2e 7.33 Mt CO2e 8.86 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 9.59 Mt CO2e 8.9 Mt CO2e 10.46 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 10.78 Mt CO2e 10.68 Mt CO2e 10.89 Mt CO2e 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) in Least developed countries: UN classification was 10.86 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 10.89 Mt CO2e in 2021.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 3.57 Mt CO2e in 1971.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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).