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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
- United States 389,708 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Türkiye 35,474 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Poland 20,724 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- United Kingdom 16,832 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 10,701 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Netherlands 6,501 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Lithuania 1,940 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 1,445 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Croatia 1,326 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Latvia 1,289 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Estonia 837.8 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovenia 635.73 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent