Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions per capita

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) is a powerful greenhouse gas (with a much higher warming potential than CO₂ over a 100‑year period). Much of it comes from agricultural soils and fertilizer use, manure management, certain industrial processes (e.g., nitric and adipic acid production), and combustion.

This statistic shows territorial N₂O emissions converted to CO₂‑equivalents and divided by population, yielding a per‑person footprint. It highlights countries where agricultural intensity, industrial structure, and abatement technology can drive unusually high N₂O climate impact per resident—even when total national emissions may be modest.