Nitrous oxide emissions in European Union

The European Union emitted 205.36 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1970.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
European Union is a group: European Union, 27 member states (composition from February 2020). The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
European Union, 2024 205.36 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −1.5% 2023: 208.40 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate

Nitrous oxide emissions in European Union 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 European UnionWorld
2024 205.36 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 208.40 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 215.23 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 223.79 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 224.57 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 229.92 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 231.16 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 234.62 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 234.41 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 233.82 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 232.66 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 230.88 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 229.60 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 228.26 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 232.44 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 226.23 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 231.30 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 246.00 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 244.34 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 251.65 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 254.91 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 256.27 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 256.42 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 261.20 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 267.13 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.5% from 208.40 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 232.66 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −11.7%.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.

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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 European Union
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