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

France: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 30.15 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
30.15 Mt CO2e
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
14th
of 203 countries
All-time high
68.03 Mt CO2e
in 1983
All-time low
30.15 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024

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

France recorded 30.15 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in France peaked at 68.03 Mt CO2e in 1983 and was at its lowest, 30.15 Mt CO2e, in 2024.

That places France 14th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 61.59 Mt CO2e 57.28 Mt CO2e 63.94 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 63.55 Mt CO2e 57.06 Mt CO2e 68.03 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 54.62 Mt CO2e 43.17 Mt CO2e 60.86 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 39.22 Mt CO2e 36.17 Mt CO2e 42.48 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 36 Mt CO2e 35.11 Mt CO2e 37.41 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 31.62 Mt CO2e 30.15 Mt CO2e 33.51 Mt CO2e 5

Countries ranked near France

  1. 11 Argentina 37.33 Mt CO2e compare
  2. 12 Mexico 37.18 Mt CO2e compare
  3. 13 Turkey 31.97 Mt CO2e compare
  4. 15 Germany 30.05 Mt CO2e compare
  5. 16 Iran 30.02 Mt CO2e compare
  6. 17 Sudan 29.88 Mt CO2e compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in France?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in France was 30.15 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 France?
The highest recorded value was 68.03 Mt CO2e in 1983.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 30.15 Mt CO2e in 2024.
How does France rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
France ranks 14th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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).