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

Greenland: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 0.0075 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0075 Mt CO2e
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
192nd
of 203 countries
All-time high
0.0082 Mt CO2e
in 2015
All-time low
0.0024 Mt CO2e
in 1977
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Greenland, 1970–2024

0.0020.0040.0060.008197019972024

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 Greenland stood at 0.0075 Mt CO2e.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Greenland peaked at 0.0082 Mt CO2e in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 Mt CO2e, in 1977.

Greenland ranks 192nd of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0029 Mt CO2e 0.0024 Mt CO2e 0.0035 Mt CO2e 10
1980s 0.0029 Mt CO2e 0.0028 Mt CO2e 0.003 Mt CO2e 10
1990s 0.0031 Mt CO2e 0.003 Mt CO2e 0.0032 Mt CO2e 10
2000s 0.0057 Mt CO2e 0.0028 Mt CO2e 0.0079 Mt CO2e 10
2010s 0.0075 Mt CO2e 0.0071 Mt CO2e 0.0082 Mt CO2e 10
2020s 0.0073 Mt CO2e 0.0069 Mt CO2e 0.0075 Mt CO2e 5

Countries ranked near Greenland

  1. 189 Cayman Islands 0.0085 Mt CO2e compare
  2. 189 Gibraltar 0.0085 Mt CO2e compare
  3. 191 Bermuda 0.0079 Mt CO2e compare
  4. 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0073 Mt CO2e compare
  5. 194 Kiribati 0.0071 Mt CO2e compare
  6. 195 Guam 0.0056 Mt CO2e compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Greenland?
Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Greenland was 0.0075 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 Greenland?
The highest recorded value was 0.0082 Mt CO2e in 2015.
What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Greenland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 Mt CO2e in 1977.
How does Greenland rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
Greenland ranks 192nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Greenland?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greenland 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).