Nitrous oxide emissions in Australia

Australia emitted 50.81 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Australia, 2024 50.81 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −5.1% 2023: 53.52 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 8th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in Australia over time

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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period AustraliaWorld
2024 50.81 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 53.52 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 46.65 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 47.13 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 42.84 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 44.34 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 46.15 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 49.50 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 44.18 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 46.12 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 47.64 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 45.95 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 48.94 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 48.18 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 40.55 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 41.76 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 40.97 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 43.41 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 45.56 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 43.97 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 46.69 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 41.69 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 47.82 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 46.79 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 45.11 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −5.1% from 53.52 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 47.64 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +6.6%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Australia has the 8th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.N2O.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for Australia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database