Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
31.69 Mt CO2e
China
Lowest
0.0001 Mt CO2e
Tuvalu
Median
0.1177 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,750
What the numbers show
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 31.69 Mt CO2e in China; the lowest is 0.0001 Mt CO2e in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1177 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 0.6758 Mt CO2e.
Over the past decade 166 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 324.2%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 64.3%).
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 31.69 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 2 | India | 18.93 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 9.94 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 4 | Brazil | 3.82 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 3.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 6 | Russia | 3.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 2.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 2.47 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 9 | Mexico | 2.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 2.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 11 | Nigeria | 2.2 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 2.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 2.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.9% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 1.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 15 | France | 1.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 1.73 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 17 | Vietnam | 1.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 1.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 19 | Ethiopia | 1.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 1.54 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | Philippines | 1.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 1.37 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 23 | Canada | 1.35 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 24 | South Korea | 1.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 25 | Iran | 1.19 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 26 | Australia | 1.03 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 27 | Argentina | 0.9712 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 28 | Thailand | 0.9187 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 29 | Poland | 0.9101 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 30 | South Africa | 0.8452 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 31 | Sudan | 0.7824 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Algeria | 0.734 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 33 | Myanmar | 0.6975 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Tanzania | 0.6753 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 35 | Ukraine | 0.6444 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 36 | Morocco | 0.643 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 0.63 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 38 | Saudi Arabia | 0.6014 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Netherlands | 0.5687 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 40 | Iraq | 0.5521 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Malaysia | 0.5465 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 42 | Peru | 0.5303 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 43 | Kenya | 0.5218 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4887 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 45 | Uganda | 0.4684 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Nepal | 0.4477 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 47 | Afghanistan | 0.4236 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Niger | 0.4092 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Ghana | 0.3946 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Israel | 0.3927 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 51 | Chile | 0.3852 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 52 | Venezuela | 0.3834 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 0.3789 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 0.3762 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Romania | 0.3659 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 56 | Cameroon | 0.3387 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Yemen | 0.3312 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 58 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.329 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Belgium | 0.3271 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 60 | Senegal | 0.3157 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 53.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Angola | 0.2891 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Mali | 0.2875 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Mozambique | 0.2821 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 0.2735 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 65 | Czechia | 0.2648 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 66 | Syria | 0.2548 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 67 | Sri Lanka | 0.2531 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 68 | Austria | 0.2529 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 69 | Malawi | 0.2495 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 41.0% | rising |
| 70 | Slovakia | 0.2389 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 71 | Guatemala | 0.2325 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 72 | Chad | 0.2284 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 0.2242 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0.22 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 75 | Tunisia | 0.2152 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 76 | Belarus | 0.2131 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 77 | Sweden | 0.2064 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 78 | Denmark | 0.2017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 79 | Madagascar | 0.1998 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 80 | Greece | 0.1969 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 81 | Finland | 0.1914 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 82 | Hungary | 0.188 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 0.1861 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 84 | Cambodia | 0.1845 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 85 | Switzerland | 0.1763 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 0.1762 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 87 | Hong Kong | 0.1753 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 88 | Cuba | 0.1696 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 0.1658 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 90 | Benin | 0.1627 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Bolivia | 0.1608 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 92 | Zambia | 0.1552 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1544 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 94 | Guinea | 0.1504 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 0.1463 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Ireland | 0.1392 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 97 | Norway | 0.1381 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 97 | New Zealand | 0.1381 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 99 | Rwanda | 0.1325 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 100 | Jordan | 0.1269 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Somalia | 0.1243 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Libya | 0.1177 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 103 | Honduras | 0.1142 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 0.1108 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 105 | Turkmenistan | 0.1045 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 106 | Laos | 0.1027 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 107 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.1024 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 108 | Albania | 0.1015 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 0.0985 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 110 | Lebanon | 0.0984 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 111 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0959 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Paraguay | 0.094 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 113 | Singapore | 0.0924 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Burundi | 0.0911 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 115 | Croatia | 0.0897 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 116 | Haiti | 0.0875 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 116 | Kuwait | 0.0875 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Lithuania | 0.0868 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 119 | Oman | 0.0866 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | 0.0865 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 121 | Togo | 0.086 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Nicaragua | 0.083 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 123 | Qatar | 0.0806 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 324.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Costa Rica | 0.0804 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 43.1% | rising |
| 125 | Sierra Leone | 0.0803 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 126 | Mongolia | 0.0786 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 127 | Mauritania | 0.0764 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Panama | 0.0738 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 129 | Uruguay | 0.0618 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 130 | Georgia | 0.0616 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 131 | Congo | 0.0592 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Eritrea | 0.0587 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Moldova | 0.0571 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 134 | Central African Republic | 0.0567 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 135 | Latvia | 0.0566 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 136 | Armenia | 0.0542 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 137 | Jamaica | 0.046 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 0.0453 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 139 | Slovenia | 0.044 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 140 | Liberia | 0.0437 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 141 | Estonia | 0.0359 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 142 | Gabon | 0.034 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Namibia | 0.0331 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 144 | Bahrain | 0.032 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Cyprus | 0.0313 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 146 | Botswana | 0.0303 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 147 | Gambia | 0.0247 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Mauritius | 0.0228 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0195 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 150 | Lesotho | 0.0185 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 151 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0178 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 0.0174 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 153 | Belize | 0.0157 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 153 | Eswatini | 0.0157 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 155 | East Timor | 0.0154 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 156 | Guyana | 0.0153 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 157 | Fiji | 0.0132 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 158 | Djibouti | 0.0129 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Macao | 0.0129 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0121 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Bhutan | 0.011 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Iceland | 0.0106 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 163 | Comoros | 0.0104 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Maldives | 0.0088 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 0.0077 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 166 | Suriname | 0.0076 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 167 | Malta | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 168 | Bahamas | 0.0072 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 0.0069 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 170 | French Polynesia | 0.0057 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 171 | Barbados | 0.0055 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 172 | New Caledonia | 0.0053 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 173 | Vanuatu | 0.0039 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 174 | Samoa | 0.0035 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 0.0033 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 176 | Guam | 0.0027 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Tonga | 0.0024 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0023 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 179 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0022 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 180 | Seychelles | 0.002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Grenada | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 181 | Kiribati | 0.0019 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 183 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0017 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0014 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Aruba | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 185 | Dominica | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 187 | Greenland | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 187 | Marshall Islands | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 187 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.001 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | Faroe Islands | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 190 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0009 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 193 | American Samoa | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 193 | North Korea | 0.0008 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 196 | Gibraltar | 0.0006 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 197 | Bermuda | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 64.3% | falling |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Brunei | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Palau | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 199 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0004 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 202 | Nauru | 0.0002 Mt CO2e | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 203 | Tuvalu | 0.0001 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 137.84 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 106.28 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 101.25 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 94.2 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 85.8 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 58.45 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 48.75 Mt CO2e
- Early-demographic dividend 47.75 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 46.58 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 41.39 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 41.39 Mt CO2e
- OECD members 36.43 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).