Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide (N2O) by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
12,342 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Brazil
Lowest
0.5677 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Malta
Median
210.69 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
Years covered
38
1986–2023
Data points
1,718
What the numbers show
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide (N2O) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 12,342 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Brazil; the lowest is 0.5677 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 210.69 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and the mean is 1,182 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 21,740.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 3,741.1%), and the largest decrease in Romania (down 69.2%).
Agricultural greenhouse gases emissions — Total Nitrous oxide: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 12,342 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 97.2% | falling |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 10,020 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 3 | Indonesia | 5,362 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 4 | Australia | 4,133 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 5 | South Africa | 2,030 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 6 | Finland | 1,892 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 7 | Argentina | 1,160 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Sweden | 1,135 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 9 | Germany | 1,009 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 952.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 239.3% | volatile |
| 11 | France | 808.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 12 | Italy | 608.92 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 91.5% | falling |
| 13 | Japan | 419.88 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 14 | Chile | 324.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2022 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Canada | 273.08 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 16 | Spain | 271.93 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 17 | New Zealand | 268.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 18 | Ireland | 266.84 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 238.96 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 182.41 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 587.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 169.36 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 22 | Portugal | 162.67 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 37.3% | rising |
| 23 | Ukraine | 161.3 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 8.6% | falling |
| 24 | Romania | 118.92 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 116.04 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 114.75 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 81.43 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 3,741.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Belgium | 57.03 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 54.79 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2021 | up 26.2% | falling |
| 30 | Switzerland | 43.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 31 | Denmark | 41.95 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 32 | Greece | 40.86 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 177.5% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 37.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 34 | Czechia | 5.09 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 35 | Iceland | 4.35 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 36 | Luxembourg | 2.45 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 37 | Cyprus | 0.9631 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Malta | 0.5677 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent | 2023 | up 342.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (27 countries from 01/02/2020) 11,464 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- United States 9,114 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Poland 3,161 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Viet Nam 245.52 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- United Kingdom 1,318 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Latvia 514.13 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Lithuania 472.46 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Estonia 269.61 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Croatia 142.85 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Netherlands 101.48 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Korea 89.74 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Türkiye 72.52 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovenia 32.2 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent
- Slovak Republic 27.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent