environmental2024

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

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Key Insights

Global Average
8.6Mt CO2eq
Median: 1.7Mt CO2eq
Countries Covered
201
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
249.5Mt CO2eq
Lowest
Palau
0.0Mt CO2eq
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China249.5Mt CO2eq
2India200.4Mt CO2eq
3Brazil146.3Mt CO2eq
4United States of America137.7Mt CO2eq
5Russian Federation52.6Mt CO2eq
By Region
North America50.5Mt CO2eq(4 countries)
South America30.6Mt CO2eq(7 countries)
Asia25.3Mt CO2eq(26 countries)
Oceania24.0Mt CO2eq(2 countries)
Africa12.0Mt CO2eq(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0Mt CO2eq)High (249.5Mt CO2eq)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 8.6Mt CO2eq)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (31)
Other (122)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2024. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

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

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1People's Republic of China249.5Mt CO2eq
2India200.4Mt CO2eq
3Brazil146.3Mt CO2eq
4United States of America137.7Mt CO2eq
5Russian Federation52.6Mt CO2eq
6Pakistan52.2Mt CO2eq
7Indonesia49.6Mt CO2eq
8Australia38.6Mt CO2eq
9Ethiopia35.5Mt CO2eq
10Argentina33.4Mt CO2eq
11Canada31.8Mt CO2eq
12Mexico29.2Mt CO2eq
13Sudan26.3Mt CO2eq
14France23.1Mt CO2eq
15Nigeria22.9Mt CO2eq
16Chad21.8Mt CO2eq
17Germany19.5Mt CO2eq
18Türkiye19.4Mt CO2eq
19United Kingdom19.2Mt CO2eq
20United Republic of Tanzania18.2Mt CO2eq
21Bangladesh17.9Mt CO2eq
22Islamic Republic of Iran16.2Mt CO2eq
23Colombia15.3Mt CO2eq
24Poland15.0Mt CO2eq
25Vietnam14.7Mt CO2eq
26Kenya14.3Mt CO2eq
27Spain13.3Mt CO2eq
28Belarus13.3Mt CO2eq
29South Africa12.8Mt CO2eq
30Uzbekistan12.7Mt CO2eq
31Ukraine11.3Mt CO2eq
32Mongolia11.1Mt CO2eq
33Thailand11.1Mt CO2eq
34Myanmar10.8Mt CO2eq
35Mali9.8Mt CO2eq
36Egypt9.6Mt CO2eq
37New Zealand9.3Mt CO2eq
38Niger9.3Mt CO2eq
39Uganda8.9Mt CO2eq
40Italy8.0Mt CO2eq
41Philippines7.9Mt CO2eq
42Ireland7.8Mt CO2eq
43Kazakhstan7.8Mt CO2eq
44Venezuela7.5Mt CO2eq
45Uruguay6.8Mt CO2eq
46Romania6.8Mt CO2eq
47Peru5.9Mt CO2eq
48Paraguay5.6Mt CO2eq
49Bolivia5.6Mt CO2eq
50Netherlands5.3Mt CO2eq
51Japan5.3Mt CO2eq
52Burkina Faso5.3Mt CO2eq
53Turkmenistan4.8Mt CO2eq
54South Korea4.3Mt CO2eq
55Zambia4.3Mt CO2eq
56Somalia4.2Mt CO2eq
57Sweden4.1Mt CO2eq
58Malaysia4.1Mt CO2eq
59Hungary4.0Mt CO2eq
60Morocco3.9Mt CO2eq
61Cameroon3.8Mt CO2eq
62Malawi3.8Mt CO2eq
63Finland3.7Mt CO2eq
64Zimbabwe3.7Mt CO2eq
65Madagascar3.7Mt CO2eq
66Algeria3.7Mt CO2eq
67Denmark3.6Mt CO2eq
68Guinea3.6Mt CO2eq
69Saudi Arabia3.5Mt CO2eq
70Chile3.5Mt CO2eq
71Angola3.4Mt CO2eq
72Nepal3.3Mt CO2eq
73Guatemala3.3Mt CO2eq
74Bulgaria3.3Mt CO2eq
75Afghanistan3.1Mt CO2eq
76Lithuania3.1Mt CO2eq
77Senegal3.0Mt CO2eq
78Iraq2.9Mt CO2eq
79Ecuador2.9Mt CO2eq
80Czech Republic2.9Mt CO2eq
81Central African Republic2.7Mt CO2eq
82Lao People's Democratic Republic2.5Mt CO2eq
83Dominican Republic2.5Mt CO2eq
84Yemen2.5Mt CO2eq
85Greece2.4Mt CO2eq
86Nicaragua2.3Mt CO2eq
87Ghana2.3Mt CO2eq
88Democratic Republic of the Congo2.3Mt CO2eq
89Syrian Arab Republic2.2Mt CO2eq
90Norway2.2Mt CO2eq
91Namibia2.2Mt CO2eq
92Belgium2.2Mt CO2eq
93Cambodia2.1Mt CO2eq
94Mauritania2.1Mt CO2eq
95Latvia2.1Mt CO2eq
96Azerbaijan2.0Mt CO2eq
97Austria2.0Mt CO2eq
98Cote d'Ivoire1.9Mt CO2eq
99Tajikistan1.8Mt CO2eq
100Portugal1.8Mt CO2eq
101Mozambique1.7Mt CO2eq
102Cuba1.7Mt CO2eq
103Benin1.6Mt CO2eq
104Kyrgyzstan1.6Mt CO2eq
105Estonia1.5Mt CO2eq
106Costa Rica1.5Mt CO2eq
107Switzerland1.5Mt CO2eq
108Tunisia1.4Mt CO2eq
109Honduras1.4Mt CO2eq
110Sri Lanka1.3Mt CO2eq
111Papua New Guinea1.3Mt CO2eq
112Slovakia1.3Mt CO2eq
113Burundi1.2Mt CO2eq
114Eritrea1.1Mt CO2eq
115Israel1.1Mt CO2eq
116Togo1.0Mt CO2eq
117Haiti1.0Mt CO2eq
118North Korea1.0Mt CO2eq
119Rwanda0.8Mt CO2eq
120Croatia0.8Mt CO2eq
121Moldova, Republic of0.8Mt CO2eq
122Panama0.8Mt CO2eq
123Libya0.7Mt CO2eq
124El Salvador0.7Mt CO2eq
125Botswana0.6Mt CO2eq
126Sierra Leone0.6Mt CO2eq
127Albania0.6Mt CO2eq
128Georgia0.5Mt CO2eq
129Oman0.5Mt CO2eq
130United Arab Emirates0.5Mt CO2eq
131Bosnia and Herzegovina0.4Mt CO2eq
132Slovenia0.4Mt CO2eq
133Guinea-Bissau0.4Mt CO2eq
134Jordan0.4Mt CO2eq
135Eswatini0.3Mt CO2eq
136Republic of the Congo0.3Mt CO2eq
137Lesotho0.3Mt CO2eq
138Guyana0.3Mt CO2eq
139Armenia0.3Mt CO2eq
140Lebanon0.2Mt CO2eq
141Iceland0.2Mt CO2eq
142The Republic of North Macedonia0.2Mt CO2eq
143Timor-Leste0.2Mt CO2eq
144Jamaica0.2Mt CO2eq
145Kuwait0.2Mt CO2eq
146Djibouti0.2Mt CO2eq
147Qatar0.2Mt CO2eq
148Fiji0.2Mt CO2eq
149Republic of The Gambia0.1Mt CO2eq
150Trinidad and Tobago0.1Mt CO2eq
151Liberia0.1Mt CO2eq
152Cyprus0.1Mt CO2eq
153Luxembourg0.1Mt CO2eq
154Puerto Rico0.1Mt CO2eq
155Gabon0.1Mt CO2eq
156Mauritius0.1Mt CO2eq
157Belize0.1Mt CO2eq
158Suriname0.1Mt CO2eq
159Vanuatu0.1Mt CO2eq
160Bhutan0.1Mt CO2eq
161Brunei Darussalam0.1Mt CO2eq
162Faroe Islands0.1Mt CO2eq
163New Caledonia0.0Mt CO2eq
164Cape Verde0.0Mt CO2eq
165Comoros0.0Mt CO2eq
166Samoa0.0Mt CO2eq
167Barbados0.0Mt CO2eq
168Tonga0.0Mt CO2eq
169Malta0.0Mt CO2eq
170Hong Kong0.0Mt CO2eq
171Solomon Islands0.0Mt CO2eq
172Micronesia, Federated States of0.0Mt CO2eq
173Bahrain0.0Mt CO2eq
174French Polynesia0.0Mt CO2eq
175Equatorial Guinea0.0Mt CO2eq
176Bahamas0.0Mt CO2eq
177Sao Tome and Principe0.0Mt CO2eq
178Dominica0.0Mt CO2eq
179Saint Lucia0.0Mt CO2eq
180Singapore0.0Mt CO2eq
181Antigua and Barbuda0.0Mt CO2eq
182Grenada0.0Mt CO2eq
183Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0Mt CO2eq
184Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0Mt CO2eq
185Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0Mt CO2eq
186Kiribati0.0Mt CO2eq
187Seychelles0.0Mt CO2eq
188Virgin Islands, British0.0Mt CO2eq
189Guam0.0Mt CO2eq
190Macao0.0Mt CO2eq
191Cayman Islands0.0Mt CO2eq
192Tuvalu0.0Mt CO2eq
193Greenland0.0Mt CO2eq
194Aruba0.0Mt CO2eq
195American Samoa0.0Mt CO2eq
196Bermuda0.0Mt CO2eq
197Nauru0.0Mt CO2eq
198Maldives0.0Mt CO2eq
199Northern Mariana Islands0.0Mt CO2eq
200Marshall Islands0.0Mt CO2eq
201Palau0.0Mt CO2eq
Showing 201 of 201 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).

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