Electricity — Emissions (N2O) in OECD
OECD: Electricity — Emissions (N2O) was 1.26 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in OECD, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
OECD recorded 1.26 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in OECD peaked at 1.28 kt in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.3878 kt, in 1990.
That places OECD 2nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions (N2O) in OECD, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3878 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3966 kt | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4089 kt | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4288 kt | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 0.4364 kt | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.4378 kt | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4565 kt | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4603 kt | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4696 kt | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4772 kt | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.4951 kt | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5024 kt | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7444 kt | +48.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7521 kt | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7805 kt | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8069 kt | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8199 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.8196 kt | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.828 kt | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.8409 kt | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8665 kt | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8547 kt | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8539 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.846 kt | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8432 kt | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9374 kt | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9837 kt | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 1.05 kt | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 kt | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.28 kt | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 1.28 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2 kt | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 1.26 kt | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.26 kt | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity — Emissions (N2O) in OECD changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +48.2% | 0.5024 kt | 0.7444 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.436 kt | 0.3878 kt | 0.4772 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.739 kt | 0.4951 kt | 0.8409 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9582 kt | 0.8432 kt | 1.28 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 kt | 1.2 kt | 1.28 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD
- 1 India 1.54 kt compare
- 3 China 1.15 kt compare
- 4 China, mainland 1.13 kt compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.2888 kt compare
More climate change data for OECD
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 3.61 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 139.28 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Burning crop residues 51.58 million t (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 14.64 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 65.07 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 79.71 kt (2050)
- Maize (corn) — Crop residues 4.14 billion kg (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers 462.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in OECD?
- Electricity — emissions in OECD was 1.26 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 kt in 2020.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3878 kt in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for electricity — emissions?
- OECD ranks 2nd out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.