Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area

Euro area: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 150.72 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
150.72 Mt CO2e
Change on year
down 1.3%
All-time high
264.65 Mt CO2e
in 1984
All-time low
150.72 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Euro area, 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

In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area stood at 150.72 Mt CO2e. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area peaked at 264.65 Mt CO2e in 1984 and was at its lowest, 150.72 Mt CO2e, in 2024.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 250.34 Mt CO2e 235.5 Mt CO2e 264.43 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 258.03 Mt CO2e 249.66 Mt CO2e 264.65 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 229.22 Mt CO2e 203.55 Mt CO2e 241.33 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 189.25 Mt CO2e 169.73 Mt CO2e 203.18 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 172.11 Mt CO2e 169.25 Mt CO2e 174.28 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 157.61 Mt CO2e 150.72 Mt CO2e 164.25 Mt CO2e 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Euro area was 150.72 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 Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 264.65 Mt CO2e in 1984.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 150.72 Mt CO2e in 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area 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).