Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 25.62 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in United Kingdom, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in United Kingdom is 25.62 Mt CO2e, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in United Kingdom peaked at 42.67 Mt CO2e in 1979 and was at its lowest, 25.62 Mt CO2e, in 2024.
United Kingdom ranks 20th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.22 Mt CO2e | 29.4 Mt CO2e | 42.67 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.08 Mt CO2e | 37.51 Mt CO2e | 41.77 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.19 Mt CO2e | 33.25 Mt CO2e | 35.97 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.58 Mt CO2e | 26.94 Mt CO2e | 32.74 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.42 Mt CO2e | 26.95 Mt CO2e | 27.8 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.17 Mt CO2e | 25.62 Mt CO2e | 26.58 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.0881 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 44.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.22 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 292.42 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 106.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 226,006 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 755,323 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 981,329 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 10.27 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in United Kingdom?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in United Kingdom was 25.62 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 42.67 Mt CO2e in 1979.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.62 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- United Kingdom ranks 20th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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
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).