Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — Germany

Nitrous oxide emissions in Germany in 2024 — 32.16 Mt. Ranked 186 in the world out of 201. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 597%.

2024 32.16 Mt −2.74% vs 2023
World rank 186of 201
Period maximum 77.23 Mt1979
Period minimum 4.61 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — Germany, 1850–2024020406080185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 4.61 Mt1853: 4.83 Mt1856: 5.02 Mt1859: 5.16 Mt1862: 5.24 Mt1865: 5.31 Mt1868: 5.38 Mt1871: 5.5 Mt1874: 6.09 Mt1877: 6.89 Mt1880: 7.43 Mt1883: 7.63 Mt1886: 7.79 Mt1889: 7.94 Mt1892: 8.71 Mt1895: 10.06 Mt1898: 10.99 Mt1901: 11.36 Mt1904: 11.28 Mt1907: 11.08 Mt1910: 11.1 Mt1913: 11.34 Mt1916: 11.6 Mt1919: 11.91 Mt1922: 12.32 Mt1925: 12.94 Mt1928: 13.57 Mt1931: 14.1 Mt1934: 15.17 Mt1937: 16.52 Mt1940: 17.62 Mt1943: 21.54 Mt1946: 28.74 Mt1949: 34.72 Mt1952: 37.45 Mt1955: 41.93 Mt1958: 47.51 Mt1961: 53.83 Mt1964: 61.35 Mt1967: 69.26 Mt1970: 72.95 Mt1973: 76.28 Mt1976: 75.46 Mt1979: 77.23 Mt1982: 72.15 Mt1985: 72.85 Mt1988: 72.59 Mt1991: 72.76 Mt1994: 70.54 Mt1997: 66.37 Mt2000: 49.64 Mt2003: 45.18 Mt2006: 42.56 Mt2009: 40.64 Mt2012: 40.14 Mt2015: 40.72 Mt2018: 37.5 Mt2021: 35.44 Mt2024: 32.16 Mt
Change over the period: +27.55 (+596.99%) Average annual rate: 1.12 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Germany 32.16 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Europe & Central Asia computed 469.71 Mt
Western Europe computed 88.1 Mt
High-income countries computed 782.61 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 32.16 −0.91 −2.74%
2023 33.06 −1.27 −3.71%
2022 34.34 −1.1 −3.11%
2021 35.44 −0.7 −1.95%
2020 36.14 −1.2 −3.2%
2019 37.34 −0.16 −0.42%
2018 37.5 −1.15 −2.97%
2017 38.65 −1.28 −3.2%
2016 39.92 −0.8 −1.95%
2015 40.72 −0.92 −2.22%
2014 41.64 +0.77 +1.87%
2013 40.88 +0.74 +1.84%
2012 40.14 +0.26 +0.66%
2011 39.87 −1.1 −2.68%
2010 40.97 +0.33 +0.8%
2009 40.64 −0.63 −1.51%
2008 41.27 −1.62 −3.77%
2007 42.88 +0.32 +0.76%
2006 42.56 −1.22 −2.8%
2005 43.79 −0.92 −2.05%
2004 44.7 −0.48 −1.06%
2003 45.18 −1.19 −2.57%
2002 46.38 −1.09 −2.29%
2001 47.46 −2.18 −4.39%
2000 49.64 −0.08 −0.16%
1999 49.72 −1.62 −3.16%
1998 51.34 −15.03 −22.64%
1997 66.37 −2.91 −4.2%
1996 69.28 +2.09 +3.1%
1995 67.19 −3.35 −4.74%
1994 70.54 +3.82 +5.72%
1993 66.72 −3.15 −4.5%
1992 69.87 −2.89 −3.97%
1991 72.76 +1.53 +2.14%
1990 71.23 −3.63 −4.85%
1989 74.86 +2.27 +3.13%
1988 72.59 +0.47 +0.66%
1987 72.11 +1 +1.41%
1986 71.11 −1.73 −2.38%
1985 72.85 −3.24 −4.26%
1984 76.09 +2.18 +2.95%
1983 73.91 +1.76 +2.44%
1982 72.15 −2.5 −3.35%
1981 74.65 −1.25 −1.65%
1980 75.9 −1.33 −1.72%
1979 77.23 +1.29 +1.7%
1978 75.94 +1.97 +2.67%
1977 73.97 −1.49 −1.97%
1976 75.46 +0.66 +0.88%
1975 74.8 −1.59 −2.08%
1974 76.39 +0.1 +0.14%
1973 76.28 +2.56 +3.47%
1972 73.73 +0.56 +0.77%
1971 73.16 +0.22 +0.29%
1970 72.95 −1.07 −1.44%
1969 74.02 +2.27 +3.16%
1968 71.75 +2.49 +3.6%
1967 69.26 +2.51 +3.75%
1966 66.76 +2.47 +3.85%
1965 64.29 +2.94 +4.79%
1964 61.35 +2.51 +4.27%
1963 58.83 +1.84 +3.22%
1962 57 +3.17 +5.88%
1961 53.83 +2.59 +5.05%
1960 51.24 +1.84 +3.72%
1959 49.4 +1.9 +3.99%
1958 47.51 +1.91 +4.18%
1957 45.6 +1.88 +4.29%
1956 43.73 +1.8 +4.29%
1955 41.93 +1.68 +4.16%
1954 40.25 +1.51 +3.89%
1953 38.75 +1.3 +3.46%
1952 37.45 +1.04 +2.86%
1951 36.41 +0.74 +2.07%
1950 35.67 +0.95 +2.73%
1949 34.72 +1.58 +4.77%
1948 33.14 +2.05 +6.59%
1947 31.09 +2.35 +8.18%
1946 28.74 +2.49 +9.47%
1945 26.25 +2.46 +10.32%
1944 23.8 +2.26 +10.48%
1943 21.54 +1.89 +9.64%
1942 19.65 +1.36 +7.45%
1941 18.28 +0.66 +3.77%
1940 17.62 +0.3 +1.74%
1939 17.32 +0.37 +2.2%
1938 16.95 +0.42 +2.55%
1937 16.52 +0.45 +2.8%
1936 16.07 +0.46 +2.94%
1935 15.62 +0.45 +2.94%
1934 15.17 +0.42 +2.81%
1933 14.75 +0.36 +2.51%
1932 14.39 +0.29 +2.05%
1931 14.1 +0.19 +1.4%
1930 13.91 +0.16 +1.13%
1929 13.75 +0.18 +1.35%
1928 13.57 +0.2 +1.51%
1927 13.37 +0.21 +1.62%
1926 13.16 +0.22 +1.69%
1925 12.94 +0.22 +1.7%
1924 12.72 +0.21 +1.65%
1923 12.51 +0.19 +1.54%
1922 12.32 +0.17 +1.37%
1921 12.16 +0.14 +1.13%
1920 12.02 +0.12 +0.97%
1919 11.91 +0.11 +0.92%
1918 11.8 +0.1 +0.86%
1917 11.7 +0.1 +0.83%
1916 11.6 +0.09 +0.8%
1915 11.51 +0.09 +0.76%
1914 11.42 +0.08 +0.74%
1913 11.34 +0.08 +0.73%
1912 11.26 +0.08 +0.72%
1911 11.18 +0.08 +0.72%
1910 11.1 +0.05 +0.45%
1909 11.05 +0 +0.01%
1908 11.04 −0.04 −0.32%
1907 11.08 −0.06 −0.54%
1906 11.14 −0.07 −0.63%
1905 11.21 −0.07 −0.63%
1904 11.28 −0.06 −0.5%
1903 11.34 −0.03 −0.27%
1902 11.37 +0.01 +0.07%
1901 11.36 +0.06 +0.53%
1900 11.3 +0.12 +1.11%
1899 11.18 +0.19 +1.74%
1898 10.99 +0.25 +2.36%
1897 10.73 +0.31 +2.98%
1896 10.42 +0.36 +3.6%
1895 10.06 +0.41 +4.25%
1894 9.65 +0.45 +4.91%
1893 9.2 +0.49 +5.61%
1892 8.71 +0.52 +6.36%
1891 8.19 +0.55 +7.17%
1890 7.64 −0.3 −3.81%
1889 7.94 +0.05 +0.7%
1888 7.89 +0.05 +0.66%
1887 7.84 +0.05 +0.63%
1886 7.79 +0.05 +0.65%
1885 7.74 +0.05 +0.66%
1884 7.69 +0.06 +0.72%
1883 7.63 +0.06 +0.81%
1882 7.57 +0.07 +0.89%
1881 7.5 +0.08 +1.04%
1880 7.43 +0.12 +1.64%
1879 7.31 +0.19 +2.6%
1878 7.12 +0.23 +3.35%
1877 6.89 +0.26 +3.92%
1876 6.63 +0.27 +4.29%
1875 6.36 +0.27 +4.38%
1874 6.09 +0.24 +4.17%
1873 5.85 +0.2 +3.6%
1872 5.64 +0.15 +2.66%
1871 5.5 +0.07 +1.29%
1870 5.43 +0.03 +0.48%
1869 5.4 +0.03 +0.46%
1868 5.38 +0.02 +0.43%
1867 5.35 +0.02 +0.43%
1866 5.33 +0.02 +0.41%
1865 5.31 +0.02 +0.44%
1864 5.29 +0.02 +0.44%
1863 5.26 +0.02 +0.44%
1862 5.24 +0.02 +0.46%
1861 5.22 +0.03 +0.5%
1860 5.19 +0.03 +0.6%
1859 5.16 +0.04 +0.76%
1858 5.12 +0.05 +0.91%
1857 5.07 +0.05 +1.06%
1856 5.02 +0.06 +1.19%
1855 4.96 +0.06 +1.29%
1854 4.9 +0.07 +1.39%
1853 4.83 +0.07 +1.49%
1852 4.76 +0.07 +1.56%
1851 4.69 +0.07 +1.6%
1850 4.61

Western Europe, 2024

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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.