Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) by country
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
423.62 Mt CO2e
China
Lowest
0.0005 Mt CO2e
Nauru
Median
2.41 Mt CO2e
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
13,750
What the numbers show
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 423.62 Mt CO2e in China; the lowest is 0.0005 Mt CO2e in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.41 Mt CO2e, and the mean is 12.25 Mt CO2e.
Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei (up 442.3%), and the largest decrease in Vanuatu (down 38.4%).
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 423.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 2 | India | 283.5 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 215.6 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 169.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 87.53 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.1% | falling |
| 6 | Indonesia | 64.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 59.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 50.81 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 41.7 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 10 | Canada | 40.89 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 37.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 37.18 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 13 | Turkey | 31.97 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 14 | France | 30.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 15 | Germany | 30.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 16 | Iran | 30.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 17 | Sudan | 29.88 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 18 | Nigeria | 28.96 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 19 | Vietnam | 26.09 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 25.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 21 | Poland | 24.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 23.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 23 | Chad | 22.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Tanzania | 21.47 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 25 | Egypt | 19.37 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 26 | South Africa | 19.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 18.87 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 28 | Colombia | 18.65 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 29 | Thailand | 18.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 16.53 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 31 | Kenya | 16.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 32 | Philippines | 16.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 33 | Ukraine | 15.54 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 34 | Belarus | 14.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 14.39 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 36 | South Korea | 13.14 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 37 | Myanmar | 13.12 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 12.93 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 39 | Mongolia | 12.2 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 40 | Uganda | 10.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 41 | Mali | 10.62 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 10.47 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 10.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 44 | New Zealand | 10.04 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 45 | Niger | 10.02 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Romania | 9.79 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 47 | Venezuela | 8.91 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 23.3% | rising |
| 48 | Bolivia | 8.77 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 49 | Zambia | 8.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 50 | Ireland | 8.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 51 | Netherlands | 7.91 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 52 | Peru | 7.6 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 53 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.48 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 54 | Belgium | 7.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 55 | Malaysia | 7.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 56 | Uruguay | 7.22 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 57 | Iraq | 6.93 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 58 | Angola | 6.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 59 | Algeria | 6.8 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 6.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 61 | Paraguay | 6.25 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 62 | Finland | 6.11 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 5.94 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 64 | Chile | 5.86 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 65 | Sweden | 5.78 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 66 | Czechia | 5.68 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 67 | Morocco | 5.67 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 68 | Nepal | 4.98 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 69 | Hungary | 4.86 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 70 | Somalia | 4.85 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 71 | Cameroon | 4.78 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 72 | Lithuania | 4.74 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 73 | Madagascar | 4.72 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 74 | Guatemala | 4.55 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 75 | Malawi | 4.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 100.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 4.43 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 77 | Central African Republic | 4.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 78 | Denmark | 4.37 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 79 | Mozambique | 4.32 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 80 | Guinea | 4.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Yemen | 4.22 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 82 | Syria | 3.91 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 83 | Ecuador | 3.83 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 3.81 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 3.78 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 86 | Senegal | 3.74 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 87 | Norway | 3.69 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 88 | Greece | 3.54 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 89 | Ghana | 3.52 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 90 | Slovakia | 3.31 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 91 | Austria | 3.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 92 | Laos | 3.17 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 93 | Cambodia | 3.14 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 3.14 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.06 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 96 | Portugal | 2.89 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 2.61 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 98 | Cuba | 2.54 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 2.53 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 100 | Israel | 2.51 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 101 | Tunisia | 2.45 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 102 | Namibia | 2.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 103 | Mauritania | 2.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 104 | Latvia | 2.33 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 105 | Croatia | 2.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 2.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 2.16 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 108 | Benin | 2.13 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 109 | Switzerland | 2.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 2.08 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 111 | Honduras | 1.9 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.77 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.5% | falling |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 1.75 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 114 | North Korea | 1.69 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 115 | Estonia | 1.68 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 1.55 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 117 | Libya | 1.47 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 118 | Burundi | 1.46 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 119 | Haiti | 1.42 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 120 | Georgia | 1.41 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 121 | Botswana | 1.39 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 122 | Togo | 1.38 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Rwanda | 1.29 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 124 | Eritrea | 1.28 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 125 | Oman | 1.21 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Jordan | 1.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.15 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 128 | Kuwait | 1.09 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 129 | Panama | 1.05 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 130 | Moldova | 0.974 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.5% | falling |
| 131 | El Salvador | 0.9496 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 0.8927 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 133 | Qatar | 0.8371 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Congo | 0.7986 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 135 | Albania | 0.7271 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 25.1% | flat |
| 136 | Lebanon | 0.6886 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 137 | Slovenia | 0.6682 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 0.6409 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 28.7% | rising |
| 139 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5422 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 140 | Hong Kong | 0.5372 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 141 | Singapore | 0.5071 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Guyana | 0.4824 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 143 | Gabon | 0.4788 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Liberia | 0.4593 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 145 | Eswatini | 0.4553 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 146 | Lesotho | 0.4551 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 13.2% | flat |
| 147 | Armenia | 0.4486 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 148 | Brunei | 0.4279 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 442.3% | volatile |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 0.3695 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 150 | Jamaica | 0.3329 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 151 | Cyprus | 0.2837 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 152 | Iceland | 0.2645 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.2543 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 154 | East Timor | 0.2281 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 155 | Bahrain | 0.2263 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 0.2207 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 15.8% | rising |
| 157 | Djibouti | 0.2175 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 158 | Fiji | 0.2156 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 159 | Gambia | 0.2153 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 160 | New Caledonia | 0.1859 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 161 | Bhutan | 0.1803 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 162 | Mauritius | 0.1734 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 163 | Suriname | 0.1579 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 164 | Belize | 0.1231 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 0.0713 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 0.0652 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 167 | Comoros | 0.0642 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 168 | Faroe Islands | 0.0528 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0496 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 170 | Bahamas | 0.0449 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 0.0409 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Malta | 0.0408 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 173 | Macao | 0.0402 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Samoa | 0.0377 Mt CO2e | 2024 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 175 | Barbados | 0.0368 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 0.0333 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 0.0331 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 178 | Palau | 0.0292 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.2% | falling |
| 179 | Tonga | 0.0256 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 180 | Seychelles | 0.024 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0188 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 0.0173 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 183 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0163 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0125 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 185 | Dominica | 0.0116 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 186 | Aruba | 0.01 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Grenada | 0.0097 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0092 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 189 | Cayman Islands | 0.0085 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 189 | Gibraltar | 0.0085 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 9.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Bermuda | 0.0079 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 192 | Greenland | 0.0075 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0073 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 58.7% | flat |
| 194 | Kiribati | 0.0071 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 195 | Guam | 0.0056 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 196 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.0051 Mt CO2e | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0046 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 198 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0045 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 199 | American Samoa | 0.0021 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 0.0015 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | 0.0013 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0012 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 203 | Nauru | 0.0005 Mt CO2e | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2,527 Mt CO2e
- IDA & IBRD total 1,917 Mt CO2e
- Low & middle income 1,777 Mt CO2e
- Middle income 1,595 Mt CO2e
- IBRD only 1,493 Mt CO2e
- Upper middle income 1,016 Mt CO2e
- Late-demographic dividend 867.5 Mt CO2e
- Early-demographic dividend 808.33 Mt CO2e
- High income 709.15 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific 683.42 Mt CO2e
- OECD members 665.83 Mt CO2e
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 591.14 Mt CO2e
About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).