Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Small states
Small states: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 20.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in Small states, 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
Small states recorded 20.8% for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 92.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Small states peaked at 20.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.9%, in 1994.
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 | -1.0% | -3.9% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | -0.6% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 17.3% | 20.8% | 5 |
More environment data for Small states
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 20.95 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 13.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 6.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 2.72 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2.60 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 122,601 metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 86.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.42 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 24.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3434 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Small states?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in Small states was 20.8% 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 Small states?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in Small states?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.9% in 1994.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in Small states?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Small states 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.