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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) by country

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Countries reporting
201
Highest
33,934 kt
OECD
Lowest
0.0114 kt
Holy See
Median
130.91 kt
Years covered
63
1961–2023
Data points
14,574

What the numbers show

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 33,934 kt in OECD; the lowest is 0.0114 kt in Holy See.

The median across all reporting countries is 130.91 kt, and the mean is 896.42 kt.

Over the past decade 180 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 10,803.6%), and the largest decrease in Cuba (down 17.9%).

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 OECD 33,934 kt 2023 up 11.1% rising
2 China, People's Republic of 27,847 kt 2023 up 18.5% rising
3 China, mainland 27,295 kt 2023 up 18.7% rising
4 India 16,774 kt 2023 up 22.0% rising
5 USSR 4,252 kt 1991 up 5.8% rising
6 Brazil 3,551 kt 2023 up 10.7% rising
7 Indonesia 3,339 kt 2023 up 26.0% volatile
8 Russian Federation 2,536 kt 2023 up 2.0% rising
9 Pakistan 2,483 kt 2023 up 32.3% rising
10 Germany 2,213 kt 2023 up 4.1% rising
11 Mexico 2,173 kt 2023 up 18.3% rising
12 Nigeria 2,165 kt 2023 up 24.9% volatile
13 Japan 2,078 kt 2023 down 8.2% rising
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,056 kt 2023 up 16.3% rising
15 Egypt, Arab Republic of 1,937 kt 2023 up 16.6% volatile
16 France 1,858 kt 2023 up 9.5% rising
17 Bangladesh 1,847 kt 2023 up 25.6% rising
18 Spain 1,680 kt 2023 down 3.4% rising
19 Colombia 1,643 kt 2023 up 35.7% rising
20 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 1,476 kt 2023 up 30.4% rising
21 Italy 1,367 kt 2023 down 0.4% rising
22 Philippines 1,346 kt 2023 up 34.7% volatile
23 Republic of Korea 1,155 kt 2023 up 7.9% rising
24 Canada 1,118 kt 2023 up 24.9% rising
25 Australia and New Zealand 1,083 kt 2023 up 15.5% rising
26 Chile 988.45 kt 2023 up 15.8% rising
27 Australia 964.6 kt 2023 up 12.7% volatile
28 Myanmar 938.1 kt 2023 up 21.6% volatile
29 Argentina 887.75 kt 2023 up 22.7% rising
30 Thailand 824.15 kt 2023 up 10.3% rising
31 South Africa 771.15 kt 2023 up 6.2% rising
32 Poland, Republic of 768.5 kt 2023 up 7.4% rising
33 Algeria 704.9 kt 2023 up 20.4% volatile
34 Israel 696.95 kt 2023 up 24.1% rising
35 Sudan 654.55 kt 2023 up 44.4% rising
36 Morocco 651.9 kt 2023 up 16.0% rising
37 Ukraine 617.45 kt 2023 down 8.6% falling
37 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 617.45 kt 2023 up 8.4% rising
39 Uzbekistan, Republic of 601.55 kt 2023 up 26.1% rising
40 Kenya 561.8 kt 2023 up 20.5% volatile
41 Saudi Arabia 537.95 kt 2023 up 18.7% volatile
41 Cook Islands 0.2072 kt 2023 up 6.1% rising
42 Peru 532.65 kt 2023 up 25.6% rising
42 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0.1508 kt 2023 up 8.6% rising
43 Sudan (former) 520.73 kt 2011 up 40.0% rising
43 Niue 0.0199 kt 2023 up 11.2% rising
44 Iraq 495.55 kt 2023 up 35.5% volatile
44 Tokelau 0.0173 kt 2023 up 32.1% rising
45 Malaysia 484.95 kt 2023 up 21.2% volatile
46 Yugoslav SFR 436.27 kt 1991 up 2.5% rising
47 Nepal 410.75 kt 2023 up 28.1% volatile
48 Uganda 392.2 kt 2023 up 13.8% volatile
49 Ethiopia PDR 387.22 kt 1992 up 24.0% rising
50 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 386.9 kt 2023 up 25.9% volatile
51 Romania 381.6 kt 2023 unchanged rising
52 Niger 371 kt 2023 up 51.0% volatile
53 Ghana 365.7 kt 2023 up 31.4% volatile
54 Kazakhstan, Republic of 357.75 kt 2023 up 32.4% rising
54 China, Taiwan Province of 357.75 kt 2023 up 8.9% rising
56 Cameroon 328.6 kt 2023 up 25.5% volatile
57 Burkina Faso 325.95 kt 2023 up 41.4% volatile
58 Czechoslovakia 308.73 kt 1992 down 6.0% rising
59 Yemen, Republic of 302.1 kt 2023 up 16.6% volatile
60 Angola 299.45 kt 2023 up 28.0% volatile
61 Belgium 294.15 kt 2023 unchanged rising
61 Senegal 294.15 kt 2023 up 50.4% volatile
63 Mali 286.2 kt 2023 up 25.1% volatile
64 Austria 275.6 kt 2023 up 11.7% rising
65 Belgium-Luxembourg 266.48 kt 1999 up 51.3% rising
66 Mozambique, Republic of 265 kt 2023 up 27.9% volatile
67 Czech Republic 264.2 kt 2023 up 38.1% rising
68 Malawi 261.02 kt 2023 up 38.5% volatile
69 Sri Lanka 255.99 kt 2023 up 20.3% rising
70 Portugal 252.28 kt 2023 up 7.4% rising
71 Guatemala 228.96 kt 2023 up 30.9% volatile
72 Greece 226.57 kt 2023 up 3.9% rising
73 Chad 214.91 kt 2023 up 27.1% volatile
74 Denmark 210.41 kt 2023 up 18.0% rising
74 Tunisia 210.41 kt 2023 up 15.7% rising
76 Sweden 204.05 kt 2023 up 6.9% rising
77 Hungary 199.54 kt 2023 up 19.3% rising
78 Cambodia 198.22 kt 2023 up 21.2% volatile
79 Ecuador 196.1 kt 2023 up 9.1% rising
80 Madagascar, Republic of 191.06 kt 2023 up 10.6% rising
81 Finland 184.18 kt 2023 up 13.4% rising
82 China, Hong Kong SAR 182.85 kt 2023 up 21.5% rising
83 Slovak Republic 180.73 kt 2023 up 34.8% rising
84 Zambia 179.94 kt 2023 up 23.0% rising
85 Switzerland 177.81 kt 2023 up 12.8% rising
86 Azerbaijan, Republic of 176.75 kt 2023 up 23.1% rising
87 Costa Rica 175.43 kt 2023 up 28.3% volatile
88 Somalia 172.78 kt 2023 up 42.4% volatile
89 Zimbabwe 170.4 kt 2023 up 10.3% rising
90 Belarus, Republic of 155.03 kt 2023 up 5.2% falling
91 United Arab Emirates 154.76 kt 2023 up 11.2% volatile
92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 152.64 kt 2023 up 11.6% rising
93 Cuba 152.38 kt 2023 down 17.9% rising
94 Benin 151.58 kt 2023 up 34.9% volatile
95 South Sudan, Republic of 150.25 kt 2023 up 12.3% rising
96 Guinea 147.87 kt 2023 up 35.1% volatile
97 Tajikistan, Republic of 139.66 kt 2023 up 61.2% rising
98 Rwanda 139.12 kt 2023 up 27.4% volatile
99 Dominican Republic 136.47 kt 2023 up 39.2% rising
100 Serbia, Republic of 133.56 kt 2023 up 6.8% rising
101 Albania 130.91 kt 2023 up 15.2% rising
102 Norway 129.85 kt 2023 down 6.7% rising
103 Serbia and Montenegro 129.35 kt 2005 down 17.5% falling
104 Ireland 119.78 kt 2023 up 14.4% rising
105 New Zealand 117.92 kt 2023 up 44.5% rising
106 Honduras 112.89 kt 2023 up 25.7% volatile
107 Bulgaria 108.12 kt 2023 down 1.2% falling
108 Lithuania, Republic of 102.56 kt 2023 up 54.8% rising
109 Jordan 100.17 kt 2023 down 1.8% volatile
110 Papua New Guinea 98.58 kt 2023 up 22.8% volatile
111 Libya 94.34 kt 2023 up 10.2% volatile
111 Turkmenistan 94.34 kt 2023 up 17.5% rising
113 Burundi 93.55 kt 2023 up 397.9% rising
114 Kyrgyz Republic 92.48 kt 2023 up 14.4% rising
115 Lebanon 92.22 kt 2023 up 13.4% rising
116 Togo 91.42 kt 2023 up 38.6% volatile
117 Singapore 88.25 kt 2023 up 26.1% volatile
118 Haiti 87.98 kt 2023 up 7.4% rising
119 Oman 87.45 kt 2023 up 61.8% volatile
120 Paraguay 86.66 kt 2023 up 23.9% rising
121 El Salvador 85.59 kt 2023 up 10.6% rising
122 North Macedonia, Republic of 83.21 kt 2023 up 9.4% rising
123 Kuwait 80.03 kt 2023 up 30.7% volatile
124 Croatia, Republic of 78.17 kt 2023 up 21.9% rising
125 Nicaragua 75.53 kt 2023 up 22.3% rising
126 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 69.96 kt 2023 up 32.7% volatile
127 Sierra Leone 69.69 kt 2023 up 16.4% rising
128 Panama 65.45 kt 2023 up 30.7% rising
129 Congo, Republic of 55.12 kt 2023 up 47.5% volatile
129 Eritrea, The State of 55.12 kt 2023 up 28.4% rising
129 Georgia 55.12 kt 2023 up 5.1% falling
132 Uruguay 54.59 kt 2023 up 9.6% rising
133 Latvia, Republic of 54.33 kt 2023 up 17.1% rising
134 Armenia, Republic of 53.27 kt 2023 up 12.3% rising
135 Mongolia 52.47 kt 2023 up 34.7% rising
136 Slovenia, Republic of 43.99 kt 2023 up 12.9% rising
137 Central African Republic 42.4 kt 2023 up 14.3% rising
138 Qatar 40.02 kt 2023 up 34.8% volatile
139 Estonia, Republic of 36.84 kt 2023 down 4.1% rising
139 Jamaica 36.84 kt 2023 up 5.3% rising
141 Liberia 36.3 kt 2023 up 31.7% rising
142 Namibia 32.06 kt 2023 up 33.4% rising
143 Botswana 31.8 kt 2023 up 21.8% rising
144 Gabon 29.41 kt 2023 up 15.1% volatile
145 Gambia, The 25.78 kt 2023 up 38.8% volatile
146 Cyprus 25.49 kt 2023 up 32.1% rising
147 Lesotho, Kingdom of 22.31 kt 2023 down 9.5% rising
148 Trinidad and Tobago 20.22 kt 2023 up 6.4% rising
149 Mauritius 19.53 kt 2023 unchanged rising
150 Luxembourg 17.04 kt 2023 up 2.7% rising
151 Guinea-Bissau 15.58 kt 2023 up 28.9% rising
152 Eswatini, Kingdom of 15.37 kt 2023 up 23.1% rising
153 Belize 14.52 kt 2023 up 25.7% rising
154 Guyana 13.52 kt 2023 up 30.1% rising
155 Fiji, Republic of 12.77 kt 2023 up 23.9% rising
156 Montenegro 12.61 kt 2023 up 16.4% rising
157 Djibouti 12.27 kt 2023 up 25.1% volatile
158 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 11.39 kt 2023 up 34.4% volatile
159 China, Macao SAR 11.34 kt 2023 up 16.6% volatile
160 Iceland 11.29 kt 2023 up 31.1% rising
161 Bahrain, Kingdom of 9.09 kt 2023 up 11.4% rising
162 Comoros, Union of the 8.03 kt 2023 up 20.7% volatile
163 Maldives 7.5 kt 2023 down 2.4% volatile
164 Malta 7.18 kt 2023 down 9.4% rising
165 Suriname 6.57 kt 2023 up 14.3% rising
166 Solomon Islands 5.94 kt 2023 up 12.6% rising
167 Bahamas, The 5.57 kt 2023 down 1.4% rising
168 Barbados 4.45 kt 2023 up 10.5% rising
169 Bhutan 4.19 kt 2023 up 10,803.6% volatile
170 Vanuatu 3.52 kt 2023 up 24.3% rising
171 Samoa 3.37 kt 2023 up 22.1% rising
172 Brunei Darussalam 2.86 kt 2023 up 20.9% volatile
173 St. Lucia 2.61 kt 2023 up 7.5% rising
174 Andorra, Principality of 2.2 kt 2023 up 13.7% rising
175 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 2.18 kt 2023 up 30.0% rising
176 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.71 kt 2023 up 7.3% rising
177 Seychelles 1.6 kt 2023 up 19.4% volatile
178 Kiribati 1.52 kt 2023 up 19.9% rising
179 Antigua and Barbuda 1.43 kt 2023 up 8.0% rising
179 Netherlands Antilles (former) 1.43 kt 2010 up 28.4% rising
181 Tonga 1.4 kt 2023 up 20.8% rising
182 Grenada 1.34 kt 2023 up 8.4% rising
183 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1.08 kt 2023 up 7.4% rising
184 Monaco 1.06 kt 2023 up 16.6% rising
185 Dominica 1.04 kt 2023 up 4.0% rising
186 Liechtenstein, Principality of 0.795 kt 2023 up 10.7% rising
187 San Marino, Republic of 0.7765 kt 2023 up 2.1% rising
188 St. Kitts and Nevis 0.7102 kt 2023 up 8.5% rising
189 Pacific Islands Trust Territory 0.4672 kt 1990 up 25.4% rising
190 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.379 kt 2023 up 18.2% rising
191 British Virgin Islands 0.3392 kt 2023 up 19.6% rising
192 Marshall Islands, Republic of the 0.2189 kt 2023 up 62.9% rising
193 Tuvalu 0.1214 kt 2023 up 27.7% rising
194 Palau, Republic of 0.0912 kt 2023 up 70.5% volatile
195 Naoero, Republic of 0.0623 kt 2023 unchanged rising
196 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0.0424 kt 2023 down 1.2% rising
197 Holy See 0.0114 kt 2023 down 14.9% rising

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Waste — 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
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
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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