Japan vs Uruguay: Nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Japan
6.73 million tonnes
in 2023
Uruguay
7.02 million tonnes
in 2023
Japan rank
55th
Uruguay rank
54th

Nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

  • Japan
  • Uruguay
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M199020062023

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 7.02 million tonnes against 6.73 million tonnes in Japan, a difference of 290,000 tonnes.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 55th and Uruguay ranks 54th of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.