Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Europe

Western Europe: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 4,373 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,373 kt
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
20th
of 32 groups
All-time high
4,408 kt
in 2016
All-time low
3,330 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Europe, 1990–2023

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 3.3k kt1991: 3.9k kt1992: 3.9k kt1993: 3.9k kt1994: 3.9k kt1995: 3.8k kt1996: 3.9k kt1997: 3.8k kt1998: 3.9k kt1999: 3.9k kt2000: 4.2k kt2001: 4.2k kt2002: 4.2k kt2003: 4.2k kt2004: 4.2k kt2005: 4.2k kt2006: 4.1k kt2007: 4.2k kt2008: 4.2k kt2009: 4.2k kt2010: 4.2k kt2011: 4.2k kt2012: 4.3k kt2013: 4.2k kt2014: 4.3k kt2015: 4.3k kt2016: 4.4k kt2017: 4.3k kt2018: 4.3k kt2019: 4.3k kt2020: 4.3k kt2021: 4.4k kt2022: 4.4k kt2023: 4.4k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Europe stood at 4,373 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Europe peaked at 4,408 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 3,330 kt, in 1990.

That places Western Europe 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in Western Europe, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in Western Europe, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 3,330 kt
1991 3,945 kt +18.5%
1992 3,905 kt -1.0%
1993 3,850 kt -1.4%
1994 3,852 kt +0.0%
1995 3,837 kt -0.4%
1996 3,888 kt +1.3%
1997 3,844 kt -1.1%
1998 3,929 kt +2.2%
1999 3,914 kt -0.4%
2000 4,174 kt +6.6%
2001 4,209 kt +0.8%
2002 4,235 kt +0.6%
2003 4,215 kt -0.5%
2004 4,185 kt -0.7%
2005 4,160 kt -0.6%
2006 4,129 kt -0.7%
2007 4,160 kt +0.7%
2008 4,150 kt -0.2%
2009 4,226 kt +1.8%
2010 4,214 kt -0.3%
2011 4,248 kt +0.8%
2012 4,260 kt +0.3%
2013 4,247 kt -0.3%
2014 4,333 kt +2.0%
2015 4,335 kt +0.1%
2016 4,408 kt +1.7%
2017 4,270 kt -3.1%
2018 4,300 kt +0.7%
2019 4,292 kt -0.2%
2020 4,292 kt -0.0%
2021 4,383 kt +2.1%
2022 4,361 kt -0.5%
2023 4,373 kt +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,829 kt 3,330 kt 3,945 kt 10
2000s 4,184 kt 4,129 kt 4,235 kt 10
2010s 4,291 kt 4,214 kt 4,408 kt 10
2020s 4,352 kt 4,292 kt 4,383 kt 4

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 17 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 8.32 kt compare
  2. 17 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1,466 kt compare
  3. 18 Nigeria 1,407 kt compare
  4. 18 Polynesia 8.25 kt compare
  5. 19 France 1,371 kt compare
  6. 19 Micronesia 2.98 kt compare
  7. 20 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.9572 kt compare
  8. 20 Romania 1,282 kt compare
  9. 21 Italy 1,141 kt compare
  10. 21 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.0212 kt compare
  11. 22 Spain 1,044 kt compare
  12. 23 Republic of Korea 981.7 kt compare

See the full ranking of 271 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Europe?
Pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in Western Europe was 4,373 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 4,408 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 3,330 kt in 1990.
How does Western Europe rank for pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
Western Europe ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,962 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf