Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — Western Europe

Nitrous oxide emissions in Western Europe in 2024 — 88.1 Mt. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 823.8%.

2024 88.1 Mt −2.19% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 186.05 Mt1984
Period minimum 9.54 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — Western Europe, 1850–2024050100150200185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 9.54 Mt1853: 9.99 Mt1856: 10.39 Mt1859: 10.68 Mt1862: 10.84 Mt1865: 10.97 Mt1868: 11.11 Mt1871: 11.35 Mt1874: 12.63 Mt1877: 14.35 Mt1880: 15.5 Mt1883: 15.93 Mt1886: 16.26 Mt1889: 16.58 Mt1892: 18.18 Mt1895: 21.14 Mt1898: 23.12 Mt1901: 23.85 Mt1904: 23.53 Mt1907: 22.93 Mt1910: 22.85 Mt1913: 23.31 Mt1916: 23.84 Mt1919: 24.46 Mt1922: 25.3 Mt1925: 26.54 Mt1928: 27.85 Mt1931: 29 Mt1934: 31.42 Mt1937: 34.55 Mt1940: 37.1 Mt1943: 46.02 Mt1946: 62.38 Mt1949: 76.01 Mt1952: 82.34 Mt1955: 92.76 Mt1958: 105.72 Mt1961: 121.15 Mt1964: 138.4 Mt1967: 158.19 Mt1970: 164.61 Mt1973: 179.64 Mt1976: 176.74 Mt1979: 183.25 Mt1982: 177.1 Mt1985: 179.22 Mt1988: 173.74 Mt1991: 165.04 Mt1994: 161.85 Mt1997: 156.65 Mt2000: 126.26 Mt2003: 118.71 Mt2006: 114.92 Mt2009: 103.24 Mt2012: 103.55 Mt2015: 106.15 Mt2018: 100.11 Mt2021: 96.54 Mt2024: 88.1 Mt
Change over the period: +78.56 (+823.85%) Average annual rate: 1.29 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Western Europe 88.1 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 88.1 −1.98 −2.19%
2023 90.08 −2.15 −2.34%
2022 92.23 −4.31 −4.46%
2021 96.54 −0.56 −0.57%
2020 97.1 −2.1 −2.11%
2019 99.19 −0.92 −0.92%
2018 100.11 −3.11 −3.01%
2017 103.22 −0.24 −0.24%
2016 103.47 −2.69 −2.53%
2015 106.15 +0.12 +0.11%
2014 106.03 +0.89 +0.85%
2013 105.14 +1.6 +1.54%
2012 103.55 +0.63 +0.61%
2011 102.91 −2.38 −2.26%
2010 105.29 +2.05 +1.99%
2009 103.24 −3.13 −2.94%
2008 106.37 −8.58 −7.47%
2007 114.95 +0.03 +0.02%
2006 114.92 −0.5 −0.43%
2005 115.42 −2.22 −1.89%
2004 117.64 −1.07 −0.9%
2003 118.71 −1.28 −1.07%
2002 119.99 −2.84 −2.31%
2001 122.83 −3.43 −2.72%
2000 126.26 −1.65 −1.29%
1999 127.91 −4.07 −3.08%
1998 131.98 −24.67 −15.75%
1997 156.65 −9.11 −5.5%
1996 165.76 +4.69 +2.92%
1995 161.06 −0.79 −0.49%
1994 161.85 +4.21 +2.67%
1993 157.64 −3.68 −2.28%
1992 161.32 −3.72 −2.25%
1991 165.04 +7.05 +4.46%
1990 157.99 −10.41 −6.18%
1989 168.4 −5.34 −3.07%
1988 173.74 −0.56 −0.32%
1987 174.3 −1.24 −0.71%
1986 175.55 −3.67 −2.05%
1985 179.22 −6.83 −3.67%
1984 186.05 +2.84 +1.55%
1983 183.21 +6.11 +3.45%
1982 177.1 −2.12 −1.18%
1981 179.22 −2.02 −1.12%
1980 181.24 −2.01 −1.1%
1979 183.25 +2.07 +1.14%
1978 181.18 +3.31 +1.86%
1977 177.87 +1.14 +0.64%
1976 176.74 −0.21 −0.12%
1975 176.95 −5.73 −3.14%
1974 182.68 +3.04 +1.69%
1973 179.64 +8.52 +4.98%
1972 171.12 +2.98 +1.77%
1971 168.14 +3.53 +2.15%
1970 164.61 −4.11 −2.43%
1969 168.72 +4.52 +2.75%
1968 164.2 +6.01 +3.8%
1967 158.19 +6.98 +4.62%
1966 151.21 +6.28 +4.33%
1965 144.94 +6.54 +4.72%
1964 138.4 +5.05 +3.79%
1963 133.34 +4.65 +3.61%
1962 128.69 +7.54 +6.23%
1961 121.15 +6.75 +5.9%
1960 114.4 +4.28 +3.88%
1959 110.13 +4.41 +4.17%
1958 105.72 +4.43 +4.38%
1957 101.29 +4.36 +4.49%
1956 96.93 +4.18 +4.5%
1955 92.76 +3.89 +4.38%
1954 88.86 +3.51 +4.11%
1953 85.36 +3.02 +3.66%
1952 82.34 +2.42 +3.03%
1951 79.92 +1.73 +2.21%
1950 78.19 +2.18 +2.87%
1949 76.01 +3.61 +4.99%
1948 72.4 +4.67 +6.89%
1947 67.73 +5.35 +8.57%
1946 62.38 +5.65 +9.96%
1945 56.73 +5.58 +10.9%
1944 51.15 +5.13 +11.14%
1943 46.02 +4.3 +10.31%
1942 41.72 +3.1 +8.03%
1941 38.62 +1.52 +4.1%
1940 37.1 +0.71 +1.94%
1939 36.39 +0.86 +2.43%
1938 35.53 +0.98 +2.83%
1937 34.55 +1.04 +3.11%
1936 33.51 +1.06 +3.26%
1935 32.45 +1.03 +3.27%
1934 31.42 +0.95 +3.12%
1933 30.47 +0.82 +2.78%
1932 29.65 +0.65 +2.25%
1931 29 +0.43 +1.51%
1930 28.57 +0.33 +1.18%
1929 28.23 +0.38 +1.38%
1928 27.85 +0.42 +1.52%
1927 27.43 +0.44 +1.63%
1926 26.99 +0.45 +1.68%
1925 26.54 +0.44 +1.69%
1924 26.1 +0.42 +1.64%
1923 25.68 +0.39 +1.52%
1922 25.3 +0.34 +1.35%
1921 24.96 +0.27 +1.11%
1920 24.69 +0.23 +0.94%
1919 24.46 +0.22 +0.9%
1918 24.24 +0.2 +0.85%
1917 24.03 +0.19 +0.81%
1916 23.84 +0.18 +0.78%
1915 23.65 +0.18 +0.75%
1914 23.48 +0.17 +0.72%
1913 23.31 +0.16 +0.7%
1912 23.15 +0.15 +0.67%
1911 23 +0.15 +0.66%
1910 22.85 +0.08 +0.35%
1909 22.77 −0.04 −0.17%
1908 22.81 −0.13 −0.55%
1907 22.93 −0.18 −0.79%
1906 23.11 −0.21 −0.9%
1905 23.32 −0.21 −0.89%
1904 23.53 −0.18 −0.75%
1903 23.71 −0.12 −0.49%
1902 23.83 −0.03 −0.11%
1901 23.85 +0.09 +0.4%
1900 23.76 +0.24 +1.03%
1899 23.52 +0.4 +1.71%
1898 23.12 +0.54 +2.38%
1897 22.58 +0.67 +3.04%
1896 21.92 +0.78 +3.7%
1895 21.14 +0.89 +4.41%
1894 20.24 +0.99 +5.14%
1893 19.25 +1.07 +5.9%
1892 18.18 +1.15 +6.73%
1891 17.04 +1.21 +7.66%
1890 15.82 −0.76 −4.58%
1889 16.58 +0.12 +0.71%
1888 16.47 +0.11 +0.65%
1887 16.36 +0.1 +0.63%
1886 16.26 +0.1 +0.64%
1885 16.15 +0.11 +0.67%
1884 16.05 +0.11 +0.72%
1883 15.93 +0.13 +0.8%
1882 15.81 +0.14 +0.9%
1881 15.66 +0.16 +1.05%
1880 15.5 +0.25 +1.67%
1879 15.25 +0.4 +2.68%
1878 14.85 +0.5 +3.46%
1877 14.35 +0.56 +4.08%
1876 13.79 +0.59 +4.44%
1875 13.2 +0.58 +4.56%
1874 12.63 +0.53 +4.35%
1873 12.1 +0.44 +3.76%
1872 11.66 +0.31 +2.74%
1871 11.35 +0.15 +1.32%
1870 11.2 +0.05 +0.46%
1869 11.15 +0.05 +0.43%
1868 11.11 +0.05 +0.43%
1867 11.06 +0.04 +0.4%
1866 11.01 +0.04 +0.39%
1865 10.97 +0.04 +0.41%
1864 10.93 +0.04 +0.4%
1863 10.88 +0.04 +0.42%
1862 10.84 +0.05 +0.44%
1861 10.79 +0.05 +0.48%
1860 10.74 +0.06 +0.58%
1859 10.68 +0.08 +0.76%
1858 10.6 +0.1 +0.9%
1857 10.5 +0.11 +1.06%
1856 10.39 +0.12 +1.2%
1855 10.27 +0.13 +1.31%
1854 10.13 +0.14 +1.42%
1853 9.99 +0.15 +1.5%
1852 9.84 +0.15 +1.6%
1851 9.69 +0.15 +1.6%
1850 9.54

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.