Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) by country
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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...
Countries reporting
203
Highest
4,500.0%
Turks and Caicos Islands
Lowest
-71.7%
North Korea
Median
43.1%
Years covered
34
1991–2024
Data points
8,500
What the numbers show
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 4,500.0% in Turks and Caicos Islands; the lowest is -71.7% in North Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 43.1%, and the mean is 93.6%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 63.
Over the past decade 128 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 20,912.5%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 2,025.0%).
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 4,500.0% | 2024 | up 164.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Brunei | 933.6% | 2024 | up 930.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Chad | 726.5% | 2024 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Qatar | 532.3% | 2024 | up 47.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Maldives | 529.2% | 2024 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Northern Mariana Islands | 500.0% | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Malawi | 357.5% | 2024 | up 179.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Marshall Islands | 333.3% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 9 | Niger | 326.0% | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Guinea | 248.7% | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | 247.8% | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Oman | 246.7% | 2024 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Mali | 242.9% | 2024 | up 86.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Gibraltar | 240.0% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 15 | Turkmenistan | 217.7% | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Guam | 211.1% | 2024 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Uganda | 205.3% | 2024 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Vietnam | 202.6% | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Bolivia | 199.0% | 2024 | up 160.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Kuwait | 194.4% | 2024 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Bahrain | 192.4% | 2024 | up 70.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Cayman Islands | 183.3% | 2024 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Laos | 182.5% | 2024 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 174.9% | 2024 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Benin | 171.7% | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Sao Tome and Principe | 168.6% | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Togo | 167.4% | 2024 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Equatorial Guinea | 157.0% | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 29 | Tanzania | 154.4% | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Pakistan | 154.1% | 2024 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Ghana | 153.0% | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Greenland | 150.0% | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Nauru | 150.0% | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Guatemala | 145.3% | 2024 | up 25.5% | volatile |
| 35 | East Timor | 138.1% | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 138.1% | 2024 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Nigeria | 134.6% | 2024 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Burundi | 129.5% | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Aruba | 127.3% | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 40 | Jordan | 126.8% | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 41 | India | 122.6% | 2024 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Seychelles | 120.2% | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Belize | 117.9% | 2024 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 116.8% | 2024 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Brazil | 116.6% | 2024 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Senegal | 113.3% | 2024 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Sierra Leone | 110.6% | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Yemen | 110.3% | 2024 | up 14.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Algeria | 107.5% | 2024 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Philippines | 107.2% | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Kenya | 106.7% | 2024 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 52 | Sudan | 103.1% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 102.0% | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Liberia | 101.7% | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 97.4% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 56 | Kiribati | 97.2% | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 57 | Egypt | 96.8% | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 58 | Congo | 93.6% | 2024 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 59 | New Caledonia | 92.8% | 2024 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 91.2% | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 61 | American Samoa | 90.9% | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Mauritania | 90.7% | 2024 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Malaysia | 89.0% | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Indonesia | 88.1% | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Nicaragua | 86.6% | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 86.0% | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Peru | 85.9% | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Comoros | 84.5% | 2024 | up 63.3% | volatile |
| 69 | British Virgin Islands | 80.0% | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Macao | 79.5% | 2024 | down 10.1% | rising |
| 71 | Micronesia (country) | 79.1% | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Rwanda | 75.4% | 2024 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 74.9% | 2024 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea-Bissau | 73.3% | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Paraguay | 73.3% | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Iraq | 73.1% | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Guyana | 73.0% | 2024 | up 84.7% | rising |
| 78 | Haiti | 72.9% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 72.4% | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Gabon | 70.0% | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Mongolia | 68.7% | 2024 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 68.3% | 2024 | down 36.2% | rising |
| 83 | Myanmar | 68.3% | 2024 | down 31.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 66.7% | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 85 | Namibia | 65.7% | 2024 | up 85.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Iran | 63.5% | 2024 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 87 | China | 62.7% | 2024 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 62.5% | 2024 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Singapore | 59.9% | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Trinidad and Tobago | 57.1% | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Grenada | 56.5% | 2024 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Cape Verde | 56.0% | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 93 | Bahamas | 54.8% | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Turkey | 52.7% | 2024 | up 67.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Nepal | 51.0% | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Solomon Islands | 47.8% | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Libya | 47.2% | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | 47.0% | 2024 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Chile | 45.2% | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 100 | Azerbaijan | 44.7% | 2024 | up 126.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Tunisia | 43.5% | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 102 | Cambodia | 43.1% | 2024 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 103 | Israel | 42.8% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 104 | Angola | 42.7% | 2024 | up 30.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Panama | 42.6% | 2024 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 106 | Ecuador | 42.4% | 2024 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 107 | South Korea | 40.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 108 | Cameroon | 39.2% | 2024 | up 42.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | 38.4% | 2024 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 110 | Argentina | 38.2% | 2024 | up 59.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Zambia | 36.7% | 2024 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Mozambique | 35.4% | 2024 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Djibouti | 35.3% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 114 | Eritrea | 34.5% | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 115 | United States Virgin Islands | 34.2% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Colombia | 33.9% | 2024 | up 192.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 33.4% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 118 | Thailand | 32.8% | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 32.7% | 2024 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Tonga | 31.3% | 2024 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Australia | 30.9% | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30.4% | 2024 | up 270.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Suriname | 30.3% | 2024 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Morocco | 29.6% | 2024 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Dominica | 27.5% | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Gambia | 26.2% | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Bhutan | 23.2% | 2024 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 21.6% | 2024 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 19.7% | 2024 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 130 | Mexico | 18.4% | 2024 | up 29.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Cyprus | 18.1% | 2024 | up 180.0% | rising |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17.2% | 2024 | up 20,912.5% | volatile |
| 133 | South Africa | 16.6% | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 134 | Samoa | 12.9% | 2024 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 135 | New Zealand | 12.4% | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritius | 8.0% | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.8% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 7.5% | 2024 | up 83.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Venezuela | 7.2% | 2024 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Syria | 5.8% | 2024 | up 1,008.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.7% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Faroe Islands | 5.0% | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Somalia | 4.0% | 2024 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Hong Kong | 3.7% | 2024 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.1% | 2024 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Belarus | 2.7% | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Finland | 2.0% | 2024 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Canada | 1.7% | 2024 | up 129.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Barbados | 0.8% | 2024 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Belgium | -0.7% | 2024 | down 104.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Poland | -1.0% | 2024 | down 116.9% | volatile |
| 153 | United States | -3.5% | 2024 | down 336.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Lithuania | -4.1% | 2024 | down 122.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Madagascar | -4.3% | 2024 | down 151.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Estonia | -4.3% | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | -4.4% | 2024 | up 75.3% | volatile |
| 158 | El Salvador | -4.6% | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 159 | French Polynesia | -4.9% | 2024 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Eswatini | -6.3% | 2024 | down 2,025.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Spain | -6.7% | 2024 | down 218.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Latvia | -7.3% | 2024 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 163 | Sweden | -8.0% | 2024 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Ireland | -10.3% | 2024 | down 399.9% | volatile |
| 165 | Georgia | -10.8% | 2024 | down 148.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Luxembourg | -11.1% | 2024 | down 299.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Vanuatu | -11.3% | 2024 | down 125.7% | volatile |
| 168 | Lesotho | -11.8% | 2024 | down 788.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Jamaica | -12.7% | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Russia | -15.6% | 2024 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 171 | Fiji | -15.9% | 2024 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 172 | Slovakia | -16.5% | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 173 | Moldova | -17.2% | 2024 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Kyrgyzstan | -19.2% | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 175 | Switzerland | -19.3% | 2024 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 176 | Iceland | -21.2% | 2024 | down 166.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Palau | -21.3% | 2024 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Botswana | -21.8% | 2024 | down 213.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Norway | -22.3% | 2024 | down 14.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Portugal | -23.5% | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Kazakhstan | -24.8% | 2024 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 182 | Malta | -25.5% | 2024 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Austria | -25.9% | 2024 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Armenia | -28.2% | 2024 | down 21.0% | rising |
| 185 | United Kingdom | -28.8% | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 186 | Croatia | -29.7% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 187 | Slovenia | -34.8% | 2024 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 188 | Denmark | -35.7% | 2024 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 189 | Albania | -38.8% | 2024 | down 112.3% | falling |
| 190 | Netherlands | -39.8% | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Romania | -41.7% | 2024 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 192 | Bulgaria | -42.8% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 193 | France | -43.0% | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 194 | Japan | -43.2% | 2024 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Greece | -44.4% | 2024 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 196 | Hungary | -46.1% | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 197 | Italy | -48.8% | 2024 | down 18.5% | volatile |
| 198 | Czechia | -50.1% | 2024 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 199 | Cuba | -54.3% | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 200 | Germany | -54.5% | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 201 | North Macedonia | -57.4% | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 202 | Ukraine | -62.0% | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 203 | North Korea | -71.7% | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Africa Western and Central 172.9%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 124.7%
- South Asia 117.8%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 117.8%
- Least developed countries: UN classification 113.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 112.1%
- IDA blend 111.0%
- Low income 110.2%
- IDA total 109.7%
- IDA only 109.2%
- Lower middle income 106.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 103.0%
About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.