environmental2024
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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
12.2Mt CO2eq
Median: 2.4Mt CO2eq
Countries Covered
203
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
423.6Mt CO2eq
Lowest
Nauru
0.0Mt CO2eq
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China423.6Mt CO2eq
2India283.5Mt CO2eq
3United States of America215.6Mt CO2eq
4Brazil169.1Mt CO2eq
5Russian Federation87.5Mt CO2eq
By Region
North America74.6Mt CO2eq(4 countries)
Asia39.6Mt CO2eq(26 countries)
South America35.7Mt CO2eq(7 countries)
Oceania30.4Mt CO2eq(2 countries)
Africa16.4Mt 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 (423.6Mt CO2eq)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.2Mt CO2eq)
North America (4)
Asia (26)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (31)
Other (124)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 423.6Mt CO2eq |
| 2 | India | 283.5Mt CO2eq |
| 3 | United States of America | 215.6Mt CO2eq |
| 4 | Brazil | 169.1Mt CO2eq |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 87.5Mt CO2eq |
| 6 | Indonesia | 64.1Mt CO2eq |
| 7 | Pakistan | 59.5Mt CO2eq |
| 8 | Australia | 50.8Mt CO2eq |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 41.7Mt CO2eq |
| 10 | Canada | 40.9Mt CO2eq |
| 11 | Argentina | 37.3Mt CO2eq |
| 12 | Mexico | 37.2Mt CO2eq |
| 13 | Türkiye | 32.0Mt CO2eq |
| 14 | France | 30.1Mt CO2eq |
| 15 | Germany | 30.0Mt CO2eq |
| 16 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 30.0Mt CO2eq |
| 17 | Sudan | 29.9Mt CO2eq |
| 18 | Nigeria | 29.0Mt CO2eq |
| 19 | Vietnam | 26.1Mt CO2eq |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 25.6Mt CO2eq |
| 21 | Poland | 24.2Mt CO2eq |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 23.3Mt CO2eq |
| 23 | Chad | 22.5Mt CO2eq |
| 24 | United Republic of Tanzania | 21.5Mt CO2eq |
| 25 | Egypt | 19.4Mt CO2eq |
| 26 | South Africa | 19.1Mt CO2eq |
| 27 | Spain | 18.9Mt CO2eq |
| 28 | Colombia | 18.7Mt CO2eq |
| 29 | Thailand | 18.3Mt CO2eq |
| 30 | Japan | 16.5Mt CO2eq |
| 31 | Kenya | 16.1Mt CO2eq |
| 32 | Philippines | 16.0Mt CO2eq |
| 33 | Ukraine | 15.5Mt CO2eq |
| 34 | Belarus | 14.8Mt CO2eq |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 14.4Mt CO2eq |
| 36 | South Korea | 13.1Mt CO2eq |
| 37 | Myanmar | 13.1Mt CO2eq |
| 38 | Italy | 12.9Mt CO2eq |
| 39 | Mongolia | 12.2Mt CO2eq |
| 40 | Uganda | 10.8Mt CO2eq |
| 41 | Mali | 10.6Mt CO2eq |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 10.5Mt CO2eq |
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 10.3Mt CO2eq |
| 44 | New Zealand | 10.0Mt CO2eq |
| 45 | Niger | 10.0Mt CO2eq |
| 46 | Romania | 9.8Mt CO2eq |
| 47 | Venezuela | 8.9Mt CO2eq |
| 48 | Bolivia | 8.8Mt CO2eq |
| 49 | Zambia | 8.7Mt CO2eq |
| 50 | Ireland | 8.3Mt CO2eq |
| 51 | Netherlands | 7.9Mt CO2eq |
| 52 | Peru | 7.6Mt CO2eq |
| 53 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.5Mt CO2eq |
| 54 | Belgium | 7.5Mt CO2eq |
| 55 | Malaysia | 7.4Mt CO2eq |
| 56 | Uruguay | 7.2Mt CO2eq |
| 57 | Iraq | 6.9Mt CO2eq |
| 58 | Angola | 6.9Mt CO2eq |
| 59 | Algeria | 6.8Mt CO2eq |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 6.3Mt CO2eq |
| 61 | Paraguay | 6.2Mt CO2eq |
| 62 | Finland | 6.1Mt CO2eq |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 5.9Mt CO2eq |
| 64 | Chile | 5.9Mt CO2eq |
| 65 | Sweden | 5.8Mt CO2eq |
| 66 | Czech Republic | 5.7Mt CO2eq |
| 67 | Morocco | 5.7Mt CO2eq |
| 68 | Nepal | 5.0Mt CO2eq |
| 69 | Hungary | 4.9Mt CO2eq |
| 70 | Somalia | 4.8Mt CO2eq |
| 71 | Cameroon | 4.8Mt CO2eq |
| 72 | Lithuania | 4.7Mt CO2eq |
| 73 | Madagascar | 4.7Mt CO2eq |
| 74 | Guatemala | 4.5Mt CO2eq |
| 75 | Malawi | 4.5Mt CO2eq |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 4.4Mt CO2eq |
| 77 | Central African Republic | 4.4Mt CO2eq |
| 78 | Denmark | 4.4Mt CO2eq |
| 79 | Mozambique | 4.3Mt CO2eq |
| 80 | Guinea | 4.3Mt CO2eq |
| 81 | Yemen | 4.2Mt CO2eq |
| 82 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.9Mt CO2eq |
| 83 | Ecuador | 3.8Mt CO2eq |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 3.8Mt CO2eq |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 3.8Mt CO2eq |
| 86 | Senegal | 3.7Mt CO2eq |
| 87 | Norway | 3.7Mt CO2eq |
| 88 | Greece | 3.5Mt CO2eq |
| 89 | Ghana | 3.5Mt CO2eq |
| 90 | Slovakia | 3.3Mt CO2eq |
| 91 | Austria | 3.2Mt CO2eq |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.2Mt CO2eq |
| 93 | Cambodia | 3.1Mt CO2eq |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | 3.1Mt CO2eq |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.1Mt CO2eq |
| 96 | Portugal | 2.9Mt CO2eq |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 2.6Mt CO2eq |
| 98 | Cuba | 2.5Mt CO2eq |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 2.5Mt CO2eq |
| 100 | Israel | 2.5Mt CO2eq |
| 101 | Tunisia | 2.5Mt CO2eq |
| 102 | Namibia | 2.4Mt CO2eq |
| 103 | Mauritania | 2.4Mt CO2eq |
| 104 | Latvia | 2.3Mt CO2eq |
| 105 | Croatia | 2.2Mt CO2eq |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 2.2Mt CO2eq |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 2.2Mt CO2eq |
| 108 | Benin | 2.1Mt CO2eq |
| 109 | Switzerland | 2.1Mt CO2eq |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 2.1Mt CO2eq |
| 111 | Honduras | 1.9Mt CO2eq |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.8Mt CO2eq |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 1.7Mt CO2eq |
| 114 | North Korea | 1.7Mt CO2eq |
| 115 | Estonia | 1.7Mt CO2eq |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 1.6Mt CO2eq |
| 117 | Libya | 1.5Mt CO2eq |
| 118 | Burundi | 1.5Mt CO2eq |
| 119 | Haiti | 1.4Mt CO2eq |
| 120 | Georgia | 1.4Mt CO2eq |
| 121 | Botswana | 1.4Mt CO2eq |
| 122 | Togo | 1.4Mt CO2eq |
| 123 | Rwanda | 1.3Mt CO2eq |
| 124 | Eritrea | 1.3Mt CO2eq |
| 125 | Oman | 1.2Mt CO2eq |
| 126 | Jordan | 1.1Mt CO2eq |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.1Mt CO2eq |
| 128 | Kuwait | 1.1Mt CO2eq |
| 129 | Panama | 1.0Mt CO2eq |
| 130 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.0Mt CO2eq |
| 131 | El Salvador | 0.9Mt CO2eq |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 0.9Mt CO2eq |
| 133 | Qatar | 0.8Mt CO2eq |
| 134 | Republic of the Congo | 0.8Mt CO2eq |
| 135 | Albania | 0.7Mt CO2eq |
| 136 | Lebanon | 0.7Mt CO2eq |
| 137 | Slovenia | 0.7Mt CO2eq |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 0.6Mt CO2eq |
| 139 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.5Mt CO2eq |
| 140 | Hong Kong | 0.5Mt CO2eq |
| 141 | Singapore | 0.5Mt CO2eq |
| 142 | Guyana | 0.5Mt CO2eq |
| 143 | Gabon | 0.5Mt CO2eq |
| 144 | Liberia | 0.5Mt CO2eq |
| 145 | Eswatini | 0.5Mt CO2eq |
| 146 | Lesotho | 0.5Mt CO2eq |
| 147 | Armenia | 0.4Mt CO2eq |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.4Mt CO2eq |
| 149 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.4Mt CO2eq |
| 150 | Jamaica | 0.3Mt CO2eq |
| 151 | Cyprus | 0.3Mt CO2eq |
| 152 | Iceland | 0.3Mt CO2eq |
| 153 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.3Mt CO2eq |
| 154 | Timor-Leste | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 155 | Bahrain | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 157 | Djibouti | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 158 | Fiji | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 159 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 160 | New Caledonia | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 161 | Bhutan | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 162 | Mauritius | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 163 | Suriname | 0.2Mt CO2eq |
| 164 | Belize | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 167 | Comoros | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 168 | Faroe Islands | 0.1Mt CO2eq |
| 169 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 170 | Bahamas | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 171 | Maldives | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 172 | Malta | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 173 | Macao | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 174 | Samoa | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 175 | Barbados | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 176 | French Polynesia | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 178 | Palau | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 179 | Tonga | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 180 | Seychelles | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 182 | Saint Lucia | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 183 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 185 | Dominica | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 186 | Aruba | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 187 | Grenada | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 188 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 189 | Cayman Islands | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 190 | Gibraltar | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 191 | Bermuda | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 192 | Greenland | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 194 | Kiribati | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 195 | Guam | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 196 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 198 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 199 | American Samoa | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 202 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
| 203 | Nauru | 0.0Mt CO2eq |
Showing 203 of 203 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2024).
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