Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors...
Countries reporting
194
Highest
64.79 Mt CO2e
China
Lowest
0 Mt CO2e
Nepal
Median
0.0115 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,255
What the numbers show
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 64.79 Mt CO2e in China; the lowest is 0 Mt CO2e in Nepal.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0115 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 0.7069 Mt CO2e.
Over the past decade 96 countries rose and 76 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 61,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Gibraltar (down 100.0%).
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 64.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 24.8 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 5.58 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 4 | Vietnam | 5.36 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 381.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Philippines | 4.75 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3,220.1% | volatile |
| 6 | South Korea | 2.83 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Japan | 2.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Turkey | 2.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Indonesia | 2.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 374.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 2.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 11 | Poland | 1.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 1.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 1.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 53.5% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 1.09 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 46.2% | rising |
| 15 | South Africa | 0.9292 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 16 | Brazil | 0.9175 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 0.7165 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 18 | Mongolia | 0.7122 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Zambia | 0.5888 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24,433.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Pakistan | 0.5212 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 356.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Finland | 0.4723 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Botswana | 0.459 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 0.4231 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 0.416 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 25 | Malaysia | 0.4114 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Puerto Rico | 0.3889 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3434 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 670.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Brunei | 0.3379 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24,035.7% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 0.3362 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3032 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Italy | 0.2958 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Sweden | 0.2623 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 28.9% | volatile |
| 33 | France | 0.2394 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 34 | Mexico | 0.2327 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Canada | 0.2154 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 36 | Uzbekistan | 0.1921 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 408.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Guatemala | 0.178 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 149.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Singapore | 0.1755 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Netherlands | 0.1593 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 40 | Iran | 0.1458 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Ukraine | 0.1454 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 56.9% | falling |
| 42 | Denmark | 0.1429 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 43 | Iraq | 0.1426 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 70.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Spain | 0.1234 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 56.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Madagascar | 0.1196 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Austria | 0.1012 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.099 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Morocco | 0.0965 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 0.0919 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Argentina | 0.0838 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 51 | New Caledonia | 0.0831 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 64.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Egypt | 0.0727 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Cambodia | 0.0669 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Kuwait | 0.0663 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Bulgaria | 0.0639 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 50.5% | rising |
| 56 | Laos | 0.0611 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 61,000.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Switzerland | 0.0594 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Belgium | 0.0591 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 29.1% | rising |
| 59 | Hong Kong | 0.0539 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Portugal | 0.0524 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Rwanda | 0.0511 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16,933.3% | volatile |
| 62 | North Korea | 0.0506 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.8% | flat |
| 63 | Israel | 0.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Slovakia | 0.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Belarus | 0.0496 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 0.043 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Estonia | 0.0402 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 68 | Romania | 0.0388 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 69 | Ireland | 0.0387 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 91.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Lithuania | 0.0386 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Hungary | 0.0359 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 72 | Sri Lanka | 0.032 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 0.031 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Norway | 0.0293 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Cuba | 0.0268 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 0.0246 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Syria | 0.0246 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Latvia | 0.0244 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 79 | Greece | 0.0243 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 77.1% | rising |
| 79 | Nicaragua | 0.0243 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Algeria | 0.0225 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 82 | New Zealand | 0.022 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Peru | 0.022 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Myanmar | 0.0219 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 655.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Libya | 0.0209 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 0.0194 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Senegal | 0.0186 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Croatia | 0.0172 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | 0.0168 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 90 | El Salvador | 0.0165 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Venezuela | 0.0163 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Bolivia | 0.0159 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 137.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Uruguay | 0.0154 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Qatar | 0.0142 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Ecuador | 0.0131 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Panama | 0.0119 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Mauritius | 0.0118 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Bahrain | 0.0113 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0112 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 211.1% | volatile |
| 100 | North Macedonia | 0.0097 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 37.0% | rising |
| 101 | Oman | 0.0096 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0093 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 0.0091 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 0.0089 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Nigeria | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 106 | Sudan | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 52.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Angola | 0.0067 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Uganda | 0.0067 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 103.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 0.0066 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 725.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Kenya | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Cyprus | 0.005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Jordan | 0.005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0044 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Lebanon | 0.0043 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Tunisia | 0.0042 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 118 | Ghana | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Mozambique | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Jamaica | 0.0034 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 38.2% | rising |
| 121 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0032 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Eswatini | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Tanzania | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Yemen | 0.0029 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Bhutan | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Moldova | 0.0028 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Cameroon | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Mali | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Burkina Faso | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Gabon | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Belize | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Guyana | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 134 | Bahamas | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 135 | Guinea | 0.002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Paraguay | 0.002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Mauritania | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Congo | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Haiti | 0.0018 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Niger | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Suriname | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Malawi | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Palau | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 144 | Maldives | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Chad | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Eritrea | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 146 | Macao | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Armenia | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Barbados | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 148 | Costa Rica | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Fiji | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 148 | Georgia | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Sierra Leone | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 148 | Somalia | 0.0007 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 155 | Aruba | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Benin | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Burundi | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Liberia | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Saint Lucia | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 157 | French Polynesia | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 161 | Cayman Islands | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Greenland | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 161 | Lesotho | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 161 | Malta | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 165 | Bermuda | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 165 | Central African Republic | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Djibouti | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Seychelles | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 165 | East Timor | 0.0003 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Comoros | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Dominica | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Gambia | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Solomon Islands | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Togo | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Samoa | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Namibia | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | Tonga | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 184 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 189 | Albania | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Ethiopia | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Gibraltar | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 100.0% | rising |
| 189 | Iceland | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Kiribati | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 189 | Nepal | 0 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 137.83 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 118.5 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 116.52 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 114.09 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 113.8 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 87.11 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 87.09 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 80.26 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 80.21 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 79.94 Mt CO2e
- Early-demographic dividend 38.49 Mt CO2e
- Lower middle income 26.71 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).