Share nitrous oxide emissions by country
Countries reporting
199
Highest
16.2
China
Lowest
0
Niue
Median
0.1139
Years covered
175
1850–2024
Data points
35,175
What the numbers show
Share nitrous oxide emissions is currently reported for 199 countries. The highest value is 16.2 in China; the lowest is 0 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1139, and the mean is 0.5025.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 120 fell. The largest increase was in Brunei (up 372.7%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 43.2%).
Share nitrous oxide emissions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 16.2 | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 10.56 | 2024 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 3 | United States | 8.16 | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 4 | Brazil | 6.95 | 2024 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Russia | 2.9 | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 2.43 | 2024 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 7 | Indonesia | 2.42 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 2.31 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 9 | Argentina | 1.78 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 1.76 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 1.52 | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 1.43 | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 13 | Turkey | 1.37 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.35 | 2024 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 15 | France | 1.11 | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 16 | Germany | 1.1 | 2024 | down 28.1% | falling |
| 17 | Iran | 1.09 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 1.09 | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 19 | Chad | 1.05 | 2024 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Vietnam | 1.03 | 2024 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 0.9786 | 2024 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 0.9559 | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 23 | Poland | 0.9172 | 2024 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 24 | Tanzania | 0.8918 | 2024 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 0.7986 | 2024 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Egypt | 0.7768 | 2024 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Kenya | 0.6985 | 2024 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 28 | South Africa | 0.6913 | 2024 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 29 | Ukraine | 0.6903 | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 30 | Thailand | 0.6833 | 2024 | down 21.9% | rising |
| 31 | Spain | 0.642 | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 32 | South Sudan | 0.6355 | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 33 | Philippines | 0.6269 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 34 | Japan | 0.6119 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 35 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.6001 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 36 | Angola | 0.5885 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 37 | Uzbekistan | 0.5362 | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 38 | Belarus | 0.523 | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 39 | Italy | 0.5184 | 2024 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 40 | Mongolia | 0.5043 | 2024 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 41 | Zambia | 0.4848 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 42 | Niger | 0.4791 | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 43 | Mali | 0.4691 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 44 | South Korea | 0.4663 | 2024 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 45 | New Zealand | 0.4514 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 0.4447 | 2024 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Mozambique | 0.4331 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 48 | Uganda | 0.4243 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 49 | Myanmar | 0.4102 | 2024 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 0.4076 | 2024 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 51 | Venezuela | 0.3785 | 2024 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 52 | Bolivia | 0.356 | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 0.347 | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 54 | Central African Republic | 0.341 | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 0.338 | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Peru | 0.3244 | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 57 | Netherlands | 0.3057 | 2024 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 58 | Malaysia | 0.302 | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Ireland | 0.2953 | 2024 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 60 | Morocco | 0.2952 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 61 | Paraguay | 0.2918 | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Belgium | 0.2854 | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 63 | Algeria | 0.2764 | 2024 | down 5.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Botswana | 0.27 | 2024 | up 157.8% | rising |
| 65 | Guinea | 0.2644 | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 66 | Uruguay | 0.2577 | 2024 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 67 | Chile | 0.2488 | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 0.2451 | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 69 | Iraq | 0.2403 | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 70 | Madagascar | 0.2396 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 71 | Nepal | 0.2377 | 2024 | up 6.0% | falling |
| 72 | Ghana | 0.2305 | 2024 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 73 | Czechia | 0.2279 | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 74 | Cameroon | 0.2222 | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 75 | Finland | 0.2171 | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 76 | Somalia | 0.2094 | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 77 | Senegal | 0.2084 | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 78 | Sweden | 0.2066 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 79 | Taiwan | 0.1951 | 2024 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 80 | Malawi | 0.1898 | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Hungary | 0.1849 | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 0.18 | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 83 | Yemen | 0.174 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 84 | Guatemala | 0.1716 | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Lithuania | 0.1701 | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 86 | Denmark | 0.1598 | 2024 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 87 | Cambodia | 0.1554 | 2024 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 88 | Ecuador | 0.1512 | 2024 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Afghanistan | 0.148 | 2024 | down 16.3% | flat |
| 90 | Norway | 0.1423 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 91 | Syria | 0.1385 | 2024 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.1368 | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 0.1366 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 94 | Greece | 0.1348 | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 95 | Serbia | 0.1322 | 2024 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 96 | Dominican Republic | 0.128 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 97 | Austria | 0.1213 | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 98 | Laos | 0.12 | 2024 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 0.1165 | 2024 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Namibia | 0.1139 | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 101 | Tunisia | 0.1138 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 102 | Slovakia | 0.1114 | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 103 | Benin | 0.1095 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 104 | Mauritania | 0.1088 | 2024 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 105 | Azerbaijan | 0.1014 | 2024 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 106 | Cuba | 0.1013 | 2024 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 107 | Portugal | 0.095 | 2024 | down 22.8% | flat |
| 108 | Honduras | 0.0919 | 2024 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 109 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0898 | 2024 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 0.0882 | 2024 | up 38.7% | falling |
| 111 | Israel | 0.0871 | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 112 | Togo | 0.0819 | 2024 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 113 | Switzerland | 0.0746 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 114 | Latvia | 0.0744 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 115 | Croatia | 0.0724 | 2024 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 0.0696 | 2024 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 117 | North Korea | 0.0658 | 2024 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0651 | 2024 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 119 | Congo | 0.0646 | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 120 | Georgia | 0.0645 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 121 | Libya | 0.064 | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0616 | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Costa Rica | 0.0592 | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Estonia | 0.058 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 125 | Burundi | 0.0572 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 126 | Eritrea | 0.0562 | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 127 | Haiti | 0.0555 | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 128 | Rwanda | 0.0548 | 2024 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 129 | Jordan | 0.0502 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 130 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0499 | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 0.0497 | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 132 | Oman | 0.0483 | 2024 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Singapore | 0.0456 | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0453 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 135 | Panama | 0.044 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 136 | Kuwait | 0.0417 | 2024 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 137 | Moldova | 0.0346 | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 138 | El Salvador | 0.0314 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 139 | Qatar | 0.0311 | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Lebanon | 0.0303 | 2024 | down 21.7% | rising |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0267 | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 142 | Slovenia | 0.0256 | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 143 | Armenia | 0.0242 | 2024 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 144 | Albania | 0.0242 | 2024 | down 43.2% | rising |
| 145 | Gabon | 0.0236 | 2024 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Brunei | 0.0194 | 2024 | up 372.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Guyana | 0.0183 | 2024 | down 10.2% | rising |
| 148 | Liberia | 0.0177 | 2024 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 149 | Eswatini | 0.0171 | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 150 | Lesotho | 0.0167 | 2024 | down 30.4% | rising |
| 151 | North Macedonia | 0.0156 | 2024 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 152 | Hong Kong | 0.0151 | 2024 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 153 | Cyprus | 0.0123 | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 154 | Jamaica | 0.0122 | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 155 | Iceland | 0.0118 | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 156 | Gambia | 0.0102 | 2024 | down 23.4% | rising |
| 157 | Djibouti | 0.0091 | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 158 | East Timor | 0.0085 | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 0.0083 | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 160 | Suriname | 0.0078 | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Bahrain | 0.0073 | 2024 | up 3.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Bhutan | 0.0065 | 2024 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 163 | Mauritius | 0.0063 | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 164 | Fiji | 0.0062 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 165 | Montenegro | 0.0054 | 2024 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 166 | Belize | 0.0046 | 2024 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 0.003 | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 168 | Vanuatu | 0.003 | 2024 | down 39.5% | rising |
| 169 | Comoros | 0.0023 | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 170 | Macao | 0.0021 | 2024 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Maldives | 0.0021 | 2024 | up 8.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Samoa | 0.0018 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0018 | 2024 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 174 | Bahamas | 0.0016 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 175 | Barbados | 0.0016 | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 176 | Malta | 0.0015 | 2024 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 177 | Andorra | 0.0013 | 2024 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Seychelles | 0.0012 | 2024 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 179 | Solomon Islands | 0.0012 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 180 | Palau | 0.001 | 2024 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 0.0008 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 182 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0008 | 2024 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 183 | Saint Lucia | 0.0007 | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0006 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 185 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0004 | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 186 | Dominica | 0.0004 | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Grenada | 0.0003 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0003 | 2024 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0003 | 2024 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 190 | Aruba | 0.0003 | 2024 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Kiribati | 0.0003 | 2024 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 192 | Liechtenstein | 0.0002 | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 193 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0002 | 2024 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 194 | Cook Islands | 0.0002 | 2024 | down 12.3% | falling |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0001 | 2024 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 196 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 197 | Saint Helena | 0 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 198 | Nauru | 0 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 199 | Niue | 0 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |