Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in United States
United States: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions was 8.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in United States, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United States recorded 8.2% for share of global nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global nitrous oxide emissions in United States peaked at 22.2% in 1870 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2024.
United States ranks 3rd of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 22.0% | 22.0% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1860s | 22.1% | 22.0% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1870s | 21.7% | 21.3% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1880s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 21.0% | 20.9% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1900s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 20.5% | 19.9% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 18.5% | 17.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 17.2% | 17.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 16.0% | 14.8% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 1950s | 15.0% | 14.7% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 16.3% | 15.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.5% | 14.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | 11.5% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.2% | 8.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More climate change data for United States
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 4.1% (2100)
- Population growth 0.5% (2025)
- Population, total 341.79 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Urban population 274.08 million (2025)
- Urban population 80.2% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 434.87 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 14.2 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global nitrous oxide emissions in United States?
- Share of global nitrous oxide emissions in United States was 8.2% in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 1870.
- What is the lowest share of global nitrous oxide emissions recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- How does United States rank for share of global nitrous oxide emissions?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.