Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in India
India: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 122.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in India, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in India stood at 122.6%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in India peaked at 122.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 1991.
That places India 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 3.5% | 28.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 23.7% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 68.4% | 98.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 110.8% | 101.9% | 122.6% | 5 |
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More environment data for India
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 344.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 112 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 689.15 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 18.45 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 6.36 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 12.09 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3,154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.17 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,507 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.9184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in India?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in India was 122.6% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 122.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 1991.
- How does India rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- India ranks 41st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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 (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.