Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — Latin America & Caribbean

Nitrous oxide emissions in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — 404.46 Mt. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 9,884.1%.

2024 404.46 Mt +1.9% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 404.46 Mt2024
Period minimum 4.05 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — Latin America & Caribbean, 1850–20240200400600185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 4.05 Mt1853: 4.25 Mt1856: 4.43 Mt1859: 4.57 Mt1862: 4.67 Mt1865: 4.76 Mt1868: 4.85 Mt1871: 4.98 Mt1874: 5.47 Mt1877: 6.12 Mt1880: 6.56 Mt1883: 6.75 Mt1886: 6.91 Mt1889: 7.06 Mt1892: 8.99 Mt1895: 9.92 Mt1898: 11.25 Mt1901: 12.97 Mt1904: 16.59 Mt1907: 20.76 Mt1910: 23.27 Mt1913: 24.16 Mt1916: 24.88 Mt1919: 25.37 Mt1922: 25.45 Mt1925: 24.92 Mt1928: 24.38 Mt1931: 24.52 Mt1934: 26.12 Mt1937: 28.65 Mt1940: 31.27 Mt1943: 40.52 Mt1946: 57.29 Mt1949: 72.19 Mt1952: 82.36 Mt1955: 100.1 Mt1958: 118.96 Mt1961: 133.22 Mt1964: 143.76 Mt1967: 158.74 Mt1970: 172.12 Mt1973: 180.53 Mt1976: 209.12 Mt1979: 218.45 Mt1982: 231.66 Mt1985: 236.07 Mt1988: 250.55 Mt1991: 253.11 Mt1994: 266.63 Mt1997: 271.73 Mt2000: 285.72 Mt2003: 309.16 Mt2006: 319.34 Mt2009: 319.09 Mt2012: 344.2 Mt2015: 349.16 Mt2018: 360.2 Mt2021: 389.35 Mt2024: 404.46 Mt
Change over the period: +400.41 (+9,884.13%) Average annual rate: 2.68 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean

Latin America & Caribbean 404.46 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — Latin America & Caribbean, by year Latin America & Caribbean All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 404.46 +7.55 +1.9%
2023 396.9 +3.8 +0.97%
2022 393.1 +3.75 +0.96%
2021 389.35 +5.9 +1.54%
2020 383.46 +10.59 +2.84%
2019 372.87 +12.68 +3.52%
2018 360.2 −7.41 −2.02%
2017 367.61 +12.4 +3.49%
2016 355.21 +6.04 +1.73%
2015 349.16 −3.81 −1.08%
2014 352.97 +6.45 +1.86%
2013 346.52 +2.32 +0.68%
2012 344.2 +1.33 +0.39%
2011 342.87 −0.17 −0.05%
2010 343.04 +23.95 +7.51%
2009 319.09 −10.66 −3.23%
2008 329.75 −9.7 −2.86%
2007 339.45 +20.12 +6.3%
2006 319.34 −2.08 −0.65%
2005 321.42 +2.75 +0.86%
2004 318.67 +9.51 +3.08%
2003 309.16 +12.93 +4.36%
2002 296.23 +4.62 +1.59%
2001 291.61 +5.89 +2.06%
2000 285.72 −0.99 −0.34%
1999 286.7 +1.15 +0.4%
1998 285.55 +13.83 +5.09%
1997 271.73 +4.53 +1.7%
1996 267.19 −2.45 −0.91%
1995 269.64 +3.01 +1.13%
1994 266.63 +3.65 +1.39%
1993 262.98 +5.74 +2.23%
1992 257.24 +4.13 +1.63%
1991 253.11 +3.31 +1.33%
1990 249.8 +0.81 +0.33%
1989 248.99 −1.56 −0.62%
1988 250.55 −0.19 −0.07%
1987 250.73 +7.52 +3.09%
1986 243.21 +7.14 +3.02%
1985 236.07 +2.47 +1.06%
1984 233.6 +1.9 +0.82%
1983 231.7 +0.04 +0.02%
1982 231.66 +4.62 +2.04%
1981 227.04 +0.31 +0.14%
1980 226.73 +8.28 +3.79%
1979 218.45 +5.2 +2.44%
1978 213.25 +3.36 +1.6%
1977 209.89 +0.77 +0.37%
1976 209.12 +11.11 +5.61%
1975 198.02 +8.32 +4.38%
1974 189.7 +9.17 +5.08%
1973 180.53 +2.16 +1.21%
1972 178.37 +8.86 +5.23%
1971 169.51 −2.61 −1.52%
1970 172.12 +6.93 +4.19%
1969 165.19 +2.63 +1.62%
1968 162.56 +3.82 +2.41%
1967 158.74 +5.13 +3.34%
1966 153.61 +4.81 +3.23%
1965 148.8 +5.05 +3.51%
1964 143.76 +4.8 +3.46%
1963 138.95 +2.68 +1.97%
1962 136.27 +3.06 +2.29%
1961 133.22 +5.04 +3.93%
1960 128.17 +4.07 +3.28%
1959 124.11 +5.14 +4.32%
1958 118.96 +5.91 +5.23%
1957 113.05 +6.39 +5.99%
1956 106.67 +6.56 +6.56%
1955 100.1 +6.44 +6.87%
1954 93.67 +6.02 +6.86%
1953 87.65 +5.29 +6.43%
1952 82.36 +4.28 +5.47%
1951 78.09 +2.96 +3.94%
1950 75.13 +2.94 +4.07%
1949 72.19 +4.18 +6.15%
1948 68.01 +5.08 +8.08%
1947 62.92 +5.64 +9.84%
1946 57.29 +5.85 +11.36%
1945 51.44 +5.7 +12.46%
1944 45.74 +5.22 +12.88%
1943 40.52 +4.38 +12.12%
1942 36.14 +3.2 +9.71%
1941 32.94 +1.68 +5.37%
1940 31.27 +0.83 +2.73%
1939 30.43 +0.88 +2.99%
1938 29.55 +0.9 +3.14%
1937 28.65 +0.89 +3.21%
1936 27.76 +0.85 +3.17%
1935 26.9 +0.78 +2.99%
1934 26.12 +0.68 +2.66%
1933 25.45 +0.54 +2.19%
1932 24.9 +0.38 +1.55%
1931 24.52 +0.19 +0.78%
1930 24.33 +0.03 +0.11%
1929 24.31 −0.07 −0.29%
1928 24.38 −0.14 −0.58%
1927 24.52 −0.19 −0.76%
1926 24.71 −0.21 −0.84%
1925 24.92 −0.21 −0.84%
1924 25.13 −0.19 −0.73%
1923 25.31 −0.14 −0.55%
1922 25.45 −0.06 −0.24%
1921 25.51 +0.03 +0.11%
1920 25.48 +0.11 +0.43%
1919 25.37 +0.13 +0.53%
1918 25.24 +0.17 +0.66%
1917 25.07 +0.19 +0.78%
1916 24.88 +0.21 +0.86%
1915 24.67 +0.24 +0.99%
1914 24.43 +0.26 +1.08%
1913 24.16 +0.28 +1.17%
1912 23.89 +0.3 +1.27%
1911 23.59 +0.31 +1.34%
1910 23.27 +0.52 +2.29%
1909 22.75 +0.87 +3.98%
1908 21.88 +1.13 +5.43%
1907 20.76 +1.31 +6.76%
1906 19.44 +1.42 +7.86%
1905 18.02 +1.44 +8.66%
1904 16.59 +1.38 +9.05%
1903 15.21 +1.23 +8.81%
1902 13.98 +1.01 +7.79%
1901 12.97 +0.7 +5.73%
1900 12.27 +0.52 +4.39%
1899 11.75 +0.5 +4.43%
1898 11.25 +0.48 +4.48%
1897 10.77 +0.45 +4.35%
1896 10.32 +0.41 +4.09%
1895 9.92 +0.37 +3.85%
1894 9.55 +0.31 +3.33%
1893 9.24 +0.25 +2.83%
1892 8.99 +0.18 +2.1%
1891 8.8 +0.11 +1.27%
1890 8.69 +1.63 +23.09%
1889 7.06 +0.05 +0.74%
1888 7.01 +0.05 +0.75%
1887 6.96 +0.05 +0.72%
1886 6.91 +0.05 +0.7%
1885 6.86 +0.05 +0.73%
1884 6.81 +0.06 +0.83%
1883 6.75 +0.06 +0.85%
1882 6.7 +0.06 +0.95%
1881 6.63 +0.07 +1.08%
1880 6.56 +0.1 +1.61%
1879 6.46 +0.16 +2.48%
1878 6.3 +0.19 +3.04%
1877 6.12 +0.21 +3.56%
1876 5.91 +0.22 +3.91%
1875 5.68 +0.22 +3.95%
1874 5.47 +0.2 +3.8%
1873 5.27 +0.17 +3.27%
1872 5.1 +0.12 +2.43%
1871 4.98 +0.07 +1.43%
1870 4.91 +0.03 +0.64%
1869 4.88 +0.03 +0.62%
1868 4.85 +0.03 +0.62%
1867 4.82 +0.03 +0.63%
1866 4.79 +0.03 +0.61%
1865 4.76 +0.03 +0.63%
1864 4.73 +0.03 +0.57%
1863 4.7 +0.03 +0.62%
1862 4.67 +0.03 +0.65%
1861 4.64 +0.03 +0.61%
1860 4.62 +0.04 +0.92%
1859 4.57 +0.04 +0.84%
1858 4.54 +0.05 +1.14%
1857 4.48 +0.05 +1.2%
1856 4.43 +0.05 +1.26%
1855 4.38 +0.06 +1.34%
1854 4.32 +0.06 +1.5%
1853 4.25 +0.07 +1.58%
1852 4.19 +0.07 +1.7%
1851 4.12 +0.07 +1.65%
1850 4.05

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.