Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes in IDA total

IDA total: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes was 33.72 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33.72 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 5.5%
All-time high
35.22 Mt CO2e
in 2016
All-time low
6.62 Mt CO2e
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 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

IDA total recorded 33.72 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in 2024.

The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in IDA total peaked at 35.22 Mt CO2e in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.62 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 7.55 Mt CO2e 6.62 Mt CO2e 8.42 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 26.01 Mt CO2e 8.56 Mt CO2e 31.48 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 30.49 Mt CO2e 22.53 Mt CO2e 32.94 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 31.67 Mt CO2e 27.79 Mt CO2e 33.23 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 33.26 Mt CO2e 32.05 Mt CO2e 35.22 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 33.61 Mt CO2e 31.97 Mt CO2e 34.4 Mt CO2e 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in IDA total?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes in IDA total was 33.72 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 industrial processes recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 35.22 Mt CO2e in 2016.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 6.62 Mt CO2e in 1970.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (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
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).