Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Brazil

Brazil: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 169.13 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
169.13 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
4th
of 203 countries
All-time high
169.13 Mt CO2e
in 2024
All-time low
45.91 Mt CO2e
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Brazil, 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

Brazil recorded 169.13 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Brazil peaked at 169.13 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.91 Mt CO2e, in 1970.

Brazil ranks 4th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 55.98 Mt CO2e 45.91 Mt CO2e 65.62 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 74.73 Mt CO2e 68.96 Mt CO2e 81.03 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 92.55 Mt CO2e 78.1 Mt CO2e 104.5 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 118.11 Mt CO2e 107.16 Mt CO2e 126.56 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 139.85 Mt CO2e 131.47 Mt CO2e 145.56 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 162.31 Mt CO2e 153.35 Mt CO2e 169.13 Mt CO2e 5

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 1 China 423.62 Mt CO2e compare
  2. 2 India 283.5 Mt CO2e compare
  3. 3 United States 215.6 Mt CO2e compare
  4. 5 Russia 87.53 Mt CO2e compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 64.15 Mt CO2e compare
  6. 7 Pakistan 59.45 Mt CO2e compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Brazil?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Brazil was 169.13 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 (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 169.13 Mt CO2e in 2024.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 45.91 Mt CO2e in 1970.
How does Brazil rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Brazil ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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 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).