Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Upper middle income

Upper middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste was 58.45 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
58.45 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 1.5%
All-time high
58.45 Mt CO2e
in 2024
All-time low
14.42 Mt CO2e
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste in Upper middle income, 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

The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Upper middle income is 58.45 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Upper middle income peaked at 58.45 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.42 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 16.44 Mt CO2e 14.42 Mt CO2e 18.98 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 22.67 Mt CO2e 19.69 Mt CO2e 25.32 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 30.25 Mt CO2e 25.92 Mt CO2e 33.81 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 37.24 Mt CO2e 34.36 Mt CO2e 41.86 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 49.7 Mt CO2e 44.18 Mt CO2e 54.03 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 56.78 Mt CO2e 55.03 Mt CO2e 58.45 Mt CO2e 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Upper middle income?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste in Upper middle income was 58.45 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 Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 58.45 Mt CO2e in 2024.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 14.42 Mt CO2e in 1970.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste rising or falling in Upper middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Upper middle income 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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (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 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).