IPPU — Emissions Share (N2O) by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.
Countries reporting
138
Highest
79.31 %
Trinidad and Tobago
Lowest
0 %
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Median
2.71 %
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
7,907
What the numbers show
IPPU — Emissions Share (N2O) is currently reported for 138 countries. The highest value is 79.31 % in Trinidad and Tobago; the lowest is 0 % in Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.71 %, and the mean is 9.05 %.
Over the past decade 84 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in China, mainland (up 148.5%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 56.2%).
IPPU — Emissions Share: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | 79.31 % | 2023 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 2 | Singapore | 59.74 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 3 | Belgium | 55.19 % | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 4 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 50.6 % | 1999 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 5 | Slovakia | 47.31 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 42.28 % | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 7 | Jordan | 37.56 % | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 8 | China, Taiwan Province of | 36.86 % | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 9 | Bahrain | 34.97 % | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 10 | Croatia | 34.3 % | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 11 | Lithuania | 28.85 % | 2023 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 12 | Yemen | 26.78 % | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 13 | Syria | 24.95 % | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 14 | Iraq | 24.64 % | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 15 | Norway | 23.5 % | 2023 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 16 | Lebanon | 23.38 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 22.95 % | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 18 | Romania | 20.86 % | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 19 | Russia | 20.69 % | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 20 | Cyprus | 19.68 % | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 21 | United Arab Emirates | 16.65 % | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 22 | Oman | 16.11 % | 2023 | up 19.7% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 15.7 % | 2023 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 24 | Israel | 15.63 % | 2023 | up 12.4% | falling |
| 25 | Kuwait | 15.37 % | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 26 | Poland | 15.21 % | 2023 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 27 | Czechia | 14.9 % | 2023 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 27 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 14.9 % | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 14.88 % | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 30 | Caribbean | 14.16 % | 2023 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 31 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 13.91 % | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 32 | Qatar | 13.14 % | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 13.07 % | 2023 | up 26.6% | falling |
| 34 | Cuba | 13.03 % | 2023 | up 22.0% | flat |
| 35 | Turkey | 12.63 % | 2023 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 36 | Greece | 11.68 % | 2023 | up 19.2% | falling |
| 37 | Tunisia | 11.59 % | 2023 | up 14.9% | falling |
| 38 | Turkmenistan | 11.26 % | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 39 | Solomon Islands | 10.96 % | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 40 | Serbia and Montenegro | 10.7 % | 2005 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 41 | Montenegro | 10.42 % | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 10.32 % | 2023 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 43 | Germany | 10.11 % | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Ukraine | 10.03 % | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 45 | Kiribati | 9.81 % | 2023 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 46 | United States | 9.7 % | 2023 | up 12.0% | falling |
| 47 | Nauru | 9.52 % | 2023 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 48 | Algeria | 9.33 % | 2023 | down 34.8% | rising |
| 49 | Austria | 9.32 % | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 50 | Portugal | 8.94 % | 2023 | down 15.3% | flat |
| 51 | Malaysia | 8.61 % | 2023 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 52 | OECD | 8.24 % | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 53 | Spain | 7.72 % | 2023 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 54 | Slovenia | 7.33 % | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 6.81 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 56 | Chile | 6.09 % | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 57 | Japan | 6.07 % | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 58 | France | 5.31 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Serbia | 5.07 % | 2023 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 60 | Iceland | 4.94 % | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 61 | Italy | 4.66 % | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Hungary | 4.53 % | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Malta | 4.44 % | 2023 | up 30.2% | flat |
| 64 | Switzerland | 4.36 % | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 4.05 % | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 3.92 % | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 67 | Australia | 3.62 % | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Australia and New Zealand | 3.26 % | 2023 | down 25.1% | rising |
| 69 | China | 2.85 % | 2023 | up 120.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Tonga | 2.58 % | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 71 | Bulgaria | 2.56 % | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Denmark | 2.46 % | 2023 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 72 | China, mainland | 2.46 % | 2023 | up 148.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Samoa | 2.36 % | 2023 | up 24.9% | falling |
| 75 | Lesotho | 2.27 % | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 76 | Vanuatu | 2.2 % | 2023 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 77 | Fiji | 2.19 % | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 78 | Polynesia | 2.11 % | 2023 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 79 | Thailand | 1.98 % | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 80 | Canada | 1.95 % | 2023 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Zambia | 1.88 % | 2023 | up 27.0% | falling |
| 82 | Kazakhstan | 1.87 % | 2023 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 1.82 % | 2023 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 84 | South Africa | 1.81 % | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Malawi | 1.78 % | 2023 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 86 | Eswatini | 1.71 % | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 87 | Cook Islands | 1.67 % | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 88 | Mexico | 1.64 % | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 89 | Micronesia | 1.59 % | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 1.49 % | 2023 | up 46.1% | falling |
| 91 | Armenia | 1.45 % | 2023 | up 49.5% | falling |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 1.27 % | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 93 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.23 % | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 94 | Mozambique | 1.1 % | 2023 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 1.06 % | 2023 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 96 | Albania | 1.03 % | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 97 | Angola | 0.87 % | 2023 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 98 | Brazil | 0.79 % | 2023 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.78 % | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 100 | Ireland | 0.72 % | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Colombia | 0.67 % | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 102 | Namibia | 0.47 % | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 102 | Palau | 0.47 % | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 102 | Melanesia | 0.47 % | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 105 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.44 % | 2023 | up 25.7% | flat |
| 106 | Morocco | 0.42 % | 2023 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 107 | Ecuador | 0.36 % | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 108 | Libya | 0.33 % | 2023 | up 17.9% | falling |
| 109 | Argentina | 0.31 % | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 109 | Peru | 0.31 % | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 111 | New Zealand | 0.29 % | 2023 | up 20.8% | falling |
| 112 | Indonesia | 0.28 % | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 113 | Uzbekistan | 0.23 % | 2023 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 114 | Estonia | 0.22 % | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 115 | Costa Rica | 0.21 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Vietnam | 0.19 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Botswana | 0.18 % | 2023 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 117 | Suriname | 0.18 % | 2023 | down 18.2% | rising |
| 119 | India | 0.13 % | 2023 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 120 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.12 % | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 121 | Guyana | 0.1 % | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 122 | China, Macao SAR | 0.09 % | 2023 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 0.08 % | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 0.07 % | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 125 | Paraguay | 0.06 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 125 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.06 % | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 127 | Bangladesh | 0.05 % | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 127 | Maldives | 0.05 % | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Bhutan | 0.04 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 129 | Nepal | 0.04 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 129 | Philippines | 0.04 % | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Uruguay | 0.04 % | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 133 | Moldova | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 133 | Pakistan | 0.03 % | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 133 | Tajikistan | 0.03 % | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 137 | Liberia | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 % | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Europe 16.47 %
- Western Asia 16.45 %
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 13.52 %
- Europe 13.22 %
- Western Europe 12.63 %
- European Union (27) 12.36 %
- Annex I countries 10.01 %
- Northern Europe 9.34 %
- Northern Africa 8.68 %
- Northern America 8.24 %
- Southern Europe 7.82 %
- World 4.31 %
- Americas 4.14 %
- Oceania 3.2 %
- Eastern Asia 3.13 %
- Asia 3.01 %
- Central Asia 2.7 %
- Non-Annex I countries 2.1 %
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.63 %
- Africa 1.53 %
- Southern Africa 1.29 %
- South-eastern Asia 1.26 %
- Central America 1.19 %
- Southern Asia 1.05 %
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.81 %
- South America 0.75 %
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 0.6 %
- Eastern Africa 0.57 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 0.55 %
- Middle Africa 0.19 %
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.