Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — G7

Nitrous oxide emissions in the G7 in 2024 — 410.32 Mt. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 719.7%.

2024 410.32 Mt −0.63% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 586.81 Mt1978
Period minimum 50.06 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — G7, 1850–20240200400600185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 50.06 Mt1853: 52.46 Mt1856: 54.54 Mt1859: 56.04 Mt1862: 56.88 Mt1865: 57.59 Mt1868: 58.3 Mt1871: 59.6 Mt1874: 66.28 Mt1877: 75.32 Mt1880: 81.35 Mt1883: 83.61 Mt1886: 85.31 Mt1889: 87.01 Mt1892: 92.94 Mt1895: 98.9 Mt1898: 103.74 Mt1901: 107.08 Mt1904: 109.46 Mt1907: 111.6 Mt1910: 114.1 Mt1913: 117.66 Mt1916: 121.77 Mt1919: 125.25 Mt1922: 127.23 Mt1925: 128.46 Mt1928: 129.66 Mt1931: 131.69 Mt1934: 136.91 Mt1937: 144.01 Mt1940: 150.63 Mt1943: 179.23 Mt1946: 231.81 Mt1949: 275.31 Mt1952: 293.05 Mt1955: 318.12 Mt1958: 349.13 Mt1961: 390.52 Mt1964: 444.81 Mt1967: 507.32 Mt1970: 520.59 Mt1973: 563.72 Mt1976: 579.92 Mt1979: 586.11 Mt1982: 544.16 Mt1985: 550.73 Mt1988: 537.78 Mt1991: 520.96 Mt1994: 545.67 Mt1997: 540.55 Mt2000: 492.53 Mt2003: 477.61 Mt2006: 461.14 Mt2009: 433.02 Mt2012: 437.66 Mt2015: 438.53 Mt2018: 433.86 Mt2021: 424.24 Mt2024: 410.32 Mt
Change over the period: +360.26 (+719.73%) Average annual rate: 1.22 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 410.32 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 410.32 −2.58 −0.63%
2023 412.9 −3.09 −0.74%
2022 415.99 −8.25 −1.94%
2021 424.24 +3.03 +0.72%
2020 421.21 −5.6 −1.31%
2019 426.81 −7.05 −1.62%
2018 433.86 +0.6 +0.14%
2017 433.27 −3.01 −0.69%
2016 436.27 −2.26 −0.52%
2015 438.53 −3.3 −0.75%
2014 441.83 −1.42 −0.32%
2013 443.24 +5.58 +1.28%
2012 437.66 −2.84 −0.65%
2011 440.5 −1.76 −0.4%
2010 442.26 +9.24 +2.13%
2009 433.02 −12.88 −2.89%
2008 445.9 −19.62 −4.21%
2007 465.52 +4.37 +0.95%
2006 461.14 −7.81 −1.67%
2005 468.95 −5.82 −1.23%
2004 474.77 −2.84 −0.59%
2003 477.61 +4.59 +0.97%
2002 473.02 −5.78 −1.21%
2001 478.81 −13.72 −2.79%
2000 492.53 −13.21 −2.61%
1999 505.74 −8.72 −1.7%
1998 514.46 −26.09 −4.83%
1997 540.55 −18.45 −3.3%
1996 559.01 +13.98 +2.57%
1995 545.02 −0.64 −0.12%
1994 545.67 +19.14 +3.63%
1993 526.53 +0.8 +0.15%
1992 525.73 +4.76 +0.91%
1991 520.96 −0.76 −0.15%
1990 521.73 −19.57 −3.62%
1989 541.3 +3.52 +0.65%
1988 537.78 −6.34 −1.16%
1987 544.11 +4.25 +0.79%
1986 539.87 −10.86 −1.97%
1985 550.73 −17.59 −3.09%
1984 568.32 +5.79 +1.03%
1983 562.53 +18.37 +3.38%
1982 544.16 −14.38 −2.57%
1981 558.54 −7.29 −1.29%
1980 565.83 −20.28 −3.46%
1979 586.11 −0.7 −0.12%
1978 586.81 +9.08 +1.57%
1977 577.73 −2.19 −0.38%
1976 579.92 +20.71 +3.7%
1975 559.21 −2.45 −0.44%
1974 561.66 −2.06 −0.37%
1973 563.72 +26.32 +4.9%
1972 537.4 +8.88 +1.68%
1971 528.51 +7.93 +1.52%
1970 520.59 −13.18 −2.47%
1969 533.77 +12.03 +2.31%
1968 521.73 +14.41 +2.84%
1967 507.32 +21.39 +4.4%
1966 485.93 +19.36 +4.15%
1965 466.57 +21.77 +4.89%
1964 444.81 +16.98 +3.97%
1963 427.83 +18.39 +4.49%
1962 409.44 +18.92 +4.84%
1961 390.52 +19.85 +5.36%
1960 370.66 +10.73 +2.98%
1959 359.93 +10.8 +3.09%
1958 349.13 +10.69 +3.16%
1957 338.44 +10.4 +3.17%
1956 328.04 +9.92 +3.12%
1955 318.12 +9.26 +3%
1954 308.86 +8.42 +2.8%
1953 300.44 +7.39 +2.52%
1952 293.05 +6.18 +2.15%
1951 286.87 +4.79 +1.7%
1950 282.09 +6.77 +2.46%
1949 275.31 +11.45 +4.34%
1948 263.86 +14.91 +5.99%
1947 248.95 +17.14 +7.4%
1946 231.81 +18.15 +8.49%
1945 213.66 +17.94 +9.16%
1944 195.72 +16.49 +9.2%
1943 179.23 +13.83 +8.36%
1942 165.4 +9.94 +6.39%
1941 155.46 +4.83 +3.21%
1940 150.63 +2.01 +1.35%
1939 148.63 +2.24 +1.53%
1938 146.39 +2.38 +1.65%
1937 144.01 +2.43 +1.72%
1936 141.58 +2.4 +1.72%
1935 139.19 +2.27 +1.66%
1934 136.91 +2.07 +1.53%
1933 134.85 +1.77 +1.33%
1932 133.08 +1.39 +1.05%
1931 131.69 +0.92 +0.7%
1930 130.77 +0.6 +0.46%
1929 130.17 +0.5 +0.39%
1928 129.66 +0.44 +0.34%
1927 129.22 +0.39 +0.3%
1926 128.83 +0.37 +0.29%
1925 128.46 +0.37 +0.29%
1924 128.09 +0.4 +0.32%
1923 127.69 +0.45 +0.36%
1922 127.23 +0.54 +0.42%
1921 126.7 +0.64 +0.5%
1920 126.06 +0.81 +0.65%
1919 125.25 +1.02 +0.82%
1918 124.23 +1.17 +0.95%
1917 123.06 +1.29 +1.06%
1916 121.77 +1.36 +1.13%
1915 120.42 +1.39 +1.17%
1914 119.03 +1.37 +1.16%
1913 117.66 +1.31 +1.12%
1912 116.35 +1.2 +1.04%
1911 115.15 +1.05 +0.92%
1910 114.1 +0.91 +0.81%
1909 113.19 +0.83 +0.74%
1908 112.36 +0.76 +0.68%
1907 111.6 +0.72 +0.65%
1906 110.87 +0.71 +0.64%
1905 110.17 +0.71 +0.65%
1904 109.46 +0.74 +0.68%
1903 108.72 +0.78 +0.73%
1902 107.94 +0.86 +0.8%
1901 107.08 +0.95 +0.89%
1900 106.13 +1.1 +1.05%
1899 105.03 +1.29 +1.24%
1898 103.74 +1.46 +1.43%
1897 102.28 +1.62 +1.61%
1896 100.66 +1.76 +1.78%
1895 98.9 +1.89 +1.94%
1894 97.01 +1.99 +2.1%
1893 95.02 +2.09 +2.24%
1892 92.94 +2.16 +2.38%
1891 90.77 +2.22 +2.51%
1890 88.55 +1.54 +1.77%
1889 87.01 +0.6 +0.7%
1888 86.41 +0.56 +0.66%
1887 85.85 +0.54 +0.63%
1886 85.31 +0.54 +0.64%
1885 84.77 +0.56 +0.66%
1884 84.21 +0.6 +0.72%
1883 83.61 +0.66 +0.8%
1882 82.95 +0.75 +0.91%
1881 82.2 +0.85 +1.05%
1880 81.35 +1.35 +1.68%
1879 80 +2.08 +2.66%
1878 77.93 +2.61 +3.47%
1877 75.32 +2.94 +4.07%
1876 72.38 +3.08 +4.44%
1875 69.3 +3.02 +4.55%
1874 66.28 +2.76 +4.34%
1873 63.52 +2.29 +3.74%
1872 61.23 +1.63 +2.74%
1871 59.6 +0.77 +1.32%
1870 58.82 +0.27 +0.47%
1869 58.55 +0.25 +0.44%
1868 58.3 +0.24 +0.42%
1867 58.05 +0.24 +0.41%
1866 57.82 +0.23 +0.4%
1865 57.59 +0.23 +0.4%
1864 57.36 +0.23 +0.41%
1863 57.12 +0.24 +0.42%
1862 56.88 +0.25 +0.44%
1861 56.63 +0.27 +0.48%
1860 56.36 +0.33 +0.58%
1859 56.04 +0.42 +0.75%
1858 55.62 +0.5 +0.91%
1857 55.12 +0.58 +1.06%
1856 54.54 +0.64 +1.19%
1855 53.89 +0.7 +1.31%
1854 53.2 +0.74 +1.41%
1853 52.46 +0.78 +1.51%
1852 51.68 +0.8 +1.58%
1851 50.87 +0.82 +1.63%
1850 50.06

About the indicator

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent. The third greenhouse gas by contribution after CO2 and methane, and the most agricultural of the three: most of it forms in the soil after nitrogen fertilizer and manure are applied. It stays in the atmosphere for more than a century and destroys the ozone layer as well, so after the phase-out of CFCs it has remained the leading ozone-depleting substance.

Important: Estimates of emissions from soil are inevitably approximate: they depend on soil type, moisture and the way fertilizer is applied, and they are measured by models rather than by sensors.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.