Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Nitrous oxide (N2O) by country

Countries reporting
40
Highest
161,507 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
53.68 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Malta
Median
6,041 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
39
1985–2023
Data points
1,794

What the numbers show

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Nitrous oxide (N2O) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 161,507 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is 53.68 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 6,041 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 16,630 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,009.

Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 29.3%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 22.7%).

Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Nitrous oxide: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 161,507 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 19.0% rising
2 Russia 65,802 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 25.8% falling
3 Indonesia 51,732 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 14.6% rising
4 Mexico 38,735 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 10.6% rising
5 Egypt 28,404 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 29.3% rising
6 Ukraine 28,293 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 8.3% falling
7 Canada 28,018 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 6.1% falling
8 France 26,941 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 12.0% falling
9 Argentina 24,288 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 24.6% rising
10 Germany 23,926 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 18.4% falling
11 Italy 16,987 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 4.0% falling
12 South Africa 16,744 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 down 4.8% flat
13 Australia 16,157 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 8.9% rising
14 Japan 15,805 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 19.7% falling
15 Kazakhstan 14,788 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 18.0% falling
16 Colombia 13,317 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 14.6% rising
17 Peru 12,308 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 up 8.9% rising
18 Spain 9,856 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 9.0% falling
19 Romania 9,243 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 2.8% falling
20 New Zealand 6,940 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 0.1% rising
21 Chile 5,141 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2022 up 3.6% rising
22 Ireland 4,836 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 7.8% falling
23 Denmark 4,394 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 13.1% falling
24 Bulgaria 4,226 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 15.3% falling
25 Finland 4,045 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 2.1% falling
26 Belgium 3,873 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 22.7% falling
27 Czechia 3,832 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 22.5% falling
28 Hungary 3,819 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 2.1% falling
29 Greece 3,712 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 11.0% falling
30 Portugal 3,438 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 5.1% falling
31 Sweden 3,371 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 2.3% falling
32 Austria 3,077 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 5.0% falling
33 Switzerland 2,596 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 22.4% falling
34 Norway 2,082 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 9.4% falling
35 Israel 1,308 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 11.1% falling
36 Costa Rica 818.12 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2021 down 4.3% falling
37 Iceland 355.91 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 4.2% flat
38 Luxembourg 242.76 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 down 7.4% flat
39 Cyprus 171.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 16.1% flat
40 Malta 53.68 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2023 up 7.4% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Unit
Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
54 places, 1,794 data points, 1985–2023
Last refreshed