environmental2024

Annual nitrous oxide emissions including land use

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data201 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
14,605,863.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Median: 3,341,116.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Countries Covered
201
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
475,533,540.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Lowest
Anguilla
0.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China475,533,540.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
2India310,004,350.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
3United States of America239,598,960.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
4Brazil203,970,700.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
5Russian Federation85,241,896.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
By Region
North America82,229,608.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents(4 countries)
South America44,077,094.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents(7 countries)
Asia43,040,187.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents(27 countries)
Oceania40,515,625.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents(2 countries)
Africa22,002,015.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents)High (475,533,540.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 14,605,863.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (27)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Other (120)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1People's Republic of China475,533,540.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
2India310,004,350.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
3United States of America239,598,960.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
4Brazil203,970,700.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
5Russian Federation85,241,896.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
6Pakistan71,432,530.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
7Indonesia70,982,690.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
8Australia67,778,960.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
9Argentina52,293,892.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
10Ethiopia51,627,424.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
11Canada44,734,812.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
12Nigeria41,956,956.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
13Türkiye40,168,980.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
14Mexico39,547,870.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
15France32,580,502.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
16Germany32,158,976.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
17Islamic Republic of Iran32,055,424.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
18Bangladesh32,007,440.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
19Chad30,763,942.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
20Vietnam30,310,160.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
21Sudan28,728,490.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
22United Kingdom28,061,956.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
23Poland26,926,290.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
24United Republic of Tanzania26,179,806.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
25Colombia23,443,712.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
26Egypt22,805,312.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
27Kenya20,506,412.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
28South Africa20,294,382.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
29Ukraine20,266,540.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
30Thailand20,059,644.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
31Spain18,848,040.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
32South Sudan18,656,298.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
33Philippines18,404,538.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
34Japan17,963,554.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
35Democratic Republic of the Congo17,616,650.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
36Angola17,278,252.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
37Uzbekistan15,741,152.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
38Belarus15,352,840.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
39Italy15,218,234.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
40Mongolia14,805,817.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
41Zambia14,233,111.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
42Niger14,065,954.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
43Mali13,772,825.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
44South Korea13,688,739.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
45New Zealand13,252,291.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
46Saudi Arabia13,056,442.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
47Mozambique12,714,665.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
48Uganda12,456,677.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
49Myanmar12,043,346.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
50Kazakhstan11,967,222.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
51Venezuela11,111,428.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
52Bolivia10,450,008.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
53Romania10,187,093.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
54Central African Republic10,009,658.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
55Burkina Faso9,921,845.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
56Peru9,522,900.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
57Netherlands8,976,060.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
58Malaysia8,866,316.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
59Ireland8,667,958.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
60Morocco8,667,107.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
61Paraguay8,567,722.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
62Belgium8,379,076.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
63Algeria8,114,459.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
64Botswana7,927,357.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
65Guinea7,762,431.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
66Uruguay7,565,768.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
67Chile7,305,173.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
68Turkmenistan7,195,155.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
69Iraq7,054,482.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
70Madagascar7,032,765.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
71Nepal6,977,735.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
72Ghana6,767,831.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
73Czech Republic6,691,393.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
74Cameroon6,522,740.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
75Finland6,372,729.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
76Somalia6,148,613.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
77Senegal6,116,700.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
78Sweden6,065,982.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
79Taiwan, Province of China5,726,849.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
80Malawi5,572,327.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
81Hungary5,427,270.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
82Zimbabwe5,283,612.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
83Yemen5,108,812.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
84Guatemala5,036,792.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
85Lithuania4,993,117.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
86Denmark4,691,006.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
87Cambodia4,562,592.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
88Ecuador4,437,514.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
89Afghanistan4,346,073.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
90Norway4,177,100.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
91Syrian Arab Republic4,065,193.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
92Cote d'Ivoire4,015,658.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
93Bulgaria4,009,842.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
94Greece3,957,816.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
95Serbia3,882,043.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
96Dominican Republic3,756,873.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
97Austria3,560,736.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
98Lao People's Democratic Republic3,521,572.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
99Nicaragua3,420,778.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
100Namibia3,344,287.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
101Tunisia3,341,116.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
102Slovakia3,271,677.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
103Benin3,214,074.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
104Mauritania3,192,888.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
105Azerbaijan2,976,895.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
106Cuba2,974,101.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
107Portugal2,789,126.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
108Honduras2,697,357.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
109United Arab Emirates2,635,497.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
110Tajikistan2,588,497.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
111Israel2,556,604.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
112Togo2,405,330.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
113Switzerland2,191,123.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
114Latvia2,185,290.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
115Croatia2,124,313.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
116Sri Lanka2,042,165.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
117North Korea1,932,360.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
118Kyrgyzstan1,909,884.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
119Republic of the Congo1,897,342.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
120Georgia1,894,591.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
121Libya1,879,594.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
122Papua New Guinea1,807,989.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
123Costa Rica1,738,991.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
124Estonia1,703,251.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
125Burundi1,678,482.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
126Eritrea1,650,183.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
127Haiti1,628,238.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
128Rwanda1,610,156.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
129Jordan1,473,971.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
130Bosnia and Herzegovina1,464,769.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
131Sierra Leone1,460,208.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
132Oman1,417,111.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
133Singapore1,337,417.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
134Trinidad and Tobago1,330,847.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
135Panama1,292,190.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
136Kuwait1,225,159.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
137Moldova, Republic of1,014,883.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
138El Salvador921,736.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
139Qatar914,432.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
140Lebanon888,865.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
141Guinea-Bissau785,058.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
142Slovenia751,321.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
143Armenia711,600.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
144Albania710,291.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
145Gabon692,816.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
146Brunei Darussalam568,782.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
147Guyana536,507.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
148Liberia520,217.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
149Eswatini502,822.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
150Lesotho491,657.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
151The Republic of North Macedonia457,581.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
152Hong Kong442,130.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
153Cyprus360,982.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
154Jamaica357,070.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
155Iceland346,458.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
156Republic of The Gambia300,809.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
157Djibouti268,521.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
158Timor-Leste250,148.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
159Luxembourg244,471.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
160Suriname228,160.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
161Bahrain213,521.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
162Bhutan190,674.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
163Mauritius186,007.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
164Fiji182,194.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
165Montenegro159,179.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
166Belize134,213.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
167Cape Verde88,084.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
168Vanuatu87,365.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
169Comoros68,135.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
170Macao60,941.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
171Maldives60,559.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
172Samoa51,832.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
173Equatorial Guinea51,666.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
174Bahamas47,711.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
175Barbados47,038.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
176Malta43,900.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
177Andorra37,286.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
178Seychelles35,659.4tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
179Solomon Islands34,729.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
180Palau30,152.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
181Tonga24,509.5tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
182Sao Tome and Principe24,414.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
183Saint Lucia19,924.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
184Micronesia, Federated States of16,361.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
185Antigua and Barbuda12,587.1tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
186Dominica12,096.2tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
187Grenada10,003.9tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
188Saint Kitts and Nevis9,694.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
189Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8,819.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
190Aruba8,501.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
191Kiribati7,409.8tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
192Liechtenstein7,057.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
193Virgin Islands, British4,503.6tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
194Cook Islands4,503.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
195Turks and Caicos Islands2,252.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
196Tuvalu1,391.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
197Saint Helena1,074.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
198Nauru580.3tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
199Niue322.7tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
200Marshall Islands0.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
201Anguilla0.0tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
Showing 201 of 201 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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