Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Small states
Small states: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 0.3115 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Small states, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
Small states recorded 0.3115 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Small states peaked at 0.3115 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1137 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1227 Mt CO2e | 0.1137 Mt CO2e | 0.1332 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1487 Mt CO2e | 0.1386 Mt CO2e | 0.1592 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1699 Mt CO2e | 0.1611 Mt CO2e | 0.181 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.208 Mt CO2e | 0.1872 Mt CO2e | 0.2291 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2644 Mt CO2e | 0.2391 Mt CO2e | 0.2832 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3061 Mt CO2e | 0.3006 Mt CO2e | 0.3115 Mt CO2e | 5 |
More environment data for Small states
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2257 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3434 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 24.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.42 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 86.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 20.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 122,601 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2.60 million metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 2.72 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 16.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Small states?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Small states was 0.3115 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 waste recorded in Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3115 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1137 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small states 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 Waste (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).