Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in World
World: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 34.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in World, 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 World stood at 34.0%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in World peaked at 34.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.2%, in 1991.
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 | 4.0% | -0.2% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 6.5% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 17.7% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 28.7% | 34.0% | 5 |
More environment data for World
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 8,299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2,788 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 6,457 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 235.81 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 94.40 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 141.41 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 39,633 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.69 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 15,486 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.3949 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in World?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in World was 34.0% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2% in 1991.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World 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.