Coal — Emissions (N2O) by country

Countries reporting

Highest

0.5147 kt

China, mainland

Lowest

0 kt

Georgia

Median

0.0002 kt

Years covered

1990–2023

Data points

1,553

What the numbers show

Coal — Emissions (N2O) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 0.5147 kt in China, mainland; the lowest is 0 kt in Georgia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0002 kt, and the mean is 0.0316 kt.

Over the past decade 5 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 533.3%), and the largest decrease in Botswana (down 100.0%).

Coal — Emissions: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	China, mainland	0.5147 kt	2023	down 28.7%	rising
1	China	0.5147 kt	2023	down 28.7%	rising
3	OECD	0.0632 kt	2023	down 49.8%	falling
4	Poland	0.0594 kt	2023	down 50.4%	falling
5	Kazakhstan	0.0198 kt	2023	down 16.8%	falling
6	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	0.014 kt	2023	down 25.5%	falling
7	Zimbabwe	0.0036 kt	2023	up 260.0%	volatile
8	Colombia	0.003 kt	2012	—	rising
9	Chile	0.0019 kt	2023	up 533.3%	volatile
10	Bulgaria	0.0013 kt	2023	up 225.0%	volatile
11	Viet Nam	0.0011 kt	2023	down 21.4%	falling
12	Russian Federation	0.001 kt	2023	down 83.6%	volatile
13	Germany	0.0008 kt	2006	down 87.5%	volatile
14	Belgium	0.0007 kt	2023	down 30.0%	falling
15	Denmark	0.0004 kt	2023	down 91.5%	volatile
16	Ukraine	0.0002 kt	2023	down 87.5%	volatile
16	Sweden	0.0002 kt	1998	down 96.2%	volatile
16	Hungary	0.0002 kt	2023	up 100.0%	volatile
16	Finland	0.0002 kt	2023	down 33.3%	falling
16	Republic of Moldova	0.0002 kt	2023	up 100.0%	volatile
16	Lithuania	0.0002 kt	2023	unchanged	volatile
22	Mongolia	0.0001 kt	2023	—	volatile
22	Kyrgyzstan	0.0001 kt	2023	down 90.0%	volatile
22	Norway	0.0001 kt	1997	down 75.0%	volatile
22	New Zealand	0.0001 kt	2023	down 50.0%	volatile
22	Romania	0.0001 kt	1994	—	volatile
22	Australia and New Zealand	0.0001 kt	2023	down 50.0%	volatile
22	France	0.0001 kt	2023	unchanged	falling
22	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	0.0001 kt	2012	down 80.0%	volatile
30	Austria	0 kt	2023	—	volatile
30	China, Taiwan Province of	0 kt	1998	—	flat
30	Belarus	0 kt	2011	—	volatile
30	Botswana	0 kt	2023	down 100.0%	falling
30	Czechia	0 kt	2023	down 100.0%	volatile
30	Slovakia	0 kt	2015	—	volatile
30	Estonia	0 kt	2023	down 100.0%	volatile
30	Latvia	0 kt	2023	down 100.0%	volatile
30	Georgia	0 kt	2023	—	volatile

Regions and income groups

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

World 0.6454 kt
Non-Annex I countries 0.5813 kt
Asia 0.55 kt
Eastern Asia 0.5288 kt
Europe 0.0641 kt
Annex I countries 0.064 kt
European Union (27) 0.0626 kt
Eastern Europe 0.0624 kt
Africa 0.0292 kt
Southern Africa 0.0256 kt
South Africa 0.0256 kt
Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.024 kt

About this data

Indicator: Coal — Emissions (N2O)
Unit: kt
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 63 places, 1,553 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.