Nitrous oxide emissions by country
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.
Countries reporting
197
Highest
475.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
China
Lowest
0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Anguilla
Median
3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Years covered
175
1850–2024
Data points
35,175
What the numbers show
Nitrous oxide emissions is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 475.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Anguilla.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, and the mean is 14.86 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
Over the past decade 117 countries rose and 78 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei (up 407.6%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 39.0%).
Nitrous oxide emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 475.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 310.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 239.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 203.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 85.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Pakistan | 71.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Indonesia | 70.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 67.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Argentina | 52.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | 44.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Nigeria | 41.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkey | 40.17 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Mexico | 39.55 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 32.58 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Germany | 32.16 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Iran | 32.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 32.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Chad | 30.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Vietnam | 30.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 28.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.9% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 28.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Poland | 26.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Tanzania | 26.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Colombia | 23.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 25.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 22.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 27 | Kenya | 20.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 20.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Ukraine | 20.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Thailand | 20.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 18.85 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 32 | South Sudan | 18.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Philippines | 18.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 17.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 17.62 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Angola | 17.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 15.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Belarus | 15.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Italy | 15.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Mongolia | 14.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Zambia | 14.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Niger | 14.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 55.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Mali | 13.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 44 | South Korea | 13.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 45 | New Zealand | 13.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 13.06 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Mozambique | 12.71 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Uganda | 12.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Myanmar | 12.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 11.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 14.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Venezuela | 11.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 17.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Bolivia | 10.45 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 10.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Central African Republic | 10.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 9.92 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Peru | 9.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Netherlands | 8.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Malaysia | 8.87 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Morocco | 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Paraguay | 8.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Belgium | 8.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Algeria | 8.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Botswana | 7.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 176.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea | 7.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Uruguay | 7.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Chile | 7.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 7.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Iraq | 7.05 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Madagascar | 7.03 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Nepal | 6.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 6.77 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Czechia | 6.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Cameroon | 6.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Finland | 6.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Somalia | 6.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Senegal | 6.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 28.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Sweden | 6.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Taiwan | 5.73 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Malawi | 5.57 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Hungary | 5.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 5.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Yemen | 5.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Guatemala | 5.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Lithuania | 4.99 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Denmark | 4.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Cambodia | 4.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Ecuador | 4.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 11.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Afghanistan | 4.35 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Norway | 4.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Syria | 4.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 4.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 94 | Greece | 3.96 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Serbia | 3.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 3.76 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Austria | 3.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Laos | 3.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 3.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Namibia | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Tunisia | 3.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Slovakia | 3.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Benin | 3.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritania | 3.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 2.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Cuba | 2.97 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Portugal | 2.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Honduras | 2.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 109 | United Arab Emirates | 2.64 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 2.59 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Israel | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Togo | 2.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Switzerland | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Latvia | 2.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Croatia | 2.12 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 2.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 26.9% | volatile |
| 117 | North Korea | 1.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Congo | 1.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Georgia | 1.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Libya | 1.88 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 1.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 1.74 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 124 | Estonia | 1.70 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Burundi | 1.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Eritrea | 1.65 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Haiti | 1.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Rwanda | 1.61 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 129 | Jordan | 1.47 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 0.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 1.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Oman | 1.42 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 23.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Singapore | 1.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Panama | 1.29 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Kuwait | 1.23 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Moldova | 1.01 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 138 | El Salvador | 921,737 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Qatar | 914,432 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 35.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Lebanon | 888,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 785,058 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Slovenia | 751,321 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 711,601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 144 | Albania | 710,292 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Gabon | 692,816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Brunei | 568,783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 407.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Guyana | 536,507 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Liberia | 520,217 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Eswatini | 502,823 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Lesotho | 491,658 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 25.2% | volatile |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 457,582 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Hong Kong | 442,131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 23.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Cyprus | 360,982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Jamaica | 357,071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Iceland | 346,459 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Gambia | 300,809 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Djibouti | 268,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 158 | East Timor | 250,149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Suriname | 228,161 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Bahrain | 213,521 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Bhutan | 190,675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritius | 186,007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 13.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Fiji | 182,195 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Montenegro | 159,179 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Belize | 134,214 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 88,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 87,366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Comoros | 68,136 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Macao | 60,942 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Maldives | 60,560 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Samoa | 51,832 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 51,667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Bahamas | 47,712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 175 | Barbados | 47,038 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 9.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Andorra | 37,286 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Seychelles | 35,659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 34,730 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Palau | 30,153 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 24,510 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 24,414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 19,924 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 16,362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12,587 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 9.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Dominica | 12,096 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 187 | Grenada | 10,004 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9,695 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 85.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8,819 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Aruba | 8,501 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 16.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Kiribati | 7,410 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 22.2% | volatile |
| 193 | British Virgin Islands | 4,504 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.5% | volatile |
| 194 | Cook Islands | 4,503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2,253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 196 | Tuvalu | 1,391 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Saint Helena | 1,075 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 2.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Nauru | 580.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 199 | Niue | 322.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 200 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | — | flat |
| 200 | Anguilla | 0 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.