Nitrous oxide emissions in Germany

Germany emitted 30.05 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
Germany, 2024 30.05 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −1.6% 2023: 30.52 Mt CO2e
European Union, 2024 205.36 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 15th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in Germany 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 GermanyEuropean Union
2024 30.05 Mt CO2e 205.36 Mt CO2e
2023 30.52 Mt CO2e 208.40 Mt CO2e
2022 31.93 Mt CO2e 215.23 Mt CO2e
2021 32.76 Mt CO2e 223.79 Mt CO2e
2020 33.50 Mt CO2e 224.57 Mt CO2e
2019 34.58 Mt CO2e 229.92 Mt CO2e
2018 34.78 Mt CO2e 231.16 Mt CO2e
2017 35.79 Mt CO2e 234.62 Mt CO2e
2016 36.93 Mt CO2e 234.41 Mt CO2e
2015 37.64 Mt CO2e 233.82 Mt CO2e
2014 38.45 Mt CO2e 232.66 Mt CO2e
2013 37.74 Mt CO2e 230.88 Mt CO2e
2012 37.06 Mt CO2e 229.60 Mt CO2e
2011 36.76 Mt CO2e 228.26 Mt CO2e
2010 37.67 Mt CO2e 232.44 Mt CO2e
2009 37.31 Mt CO2e 226.23 Mt CO2e
2008 37.97 Mt CO2e 231.30 Mt CO2e
2007 39.45 Mt CO2e 246.00 Mt CO2e
2006 39.21 Mt CO2e 244.34 Mt CO2e
2005 40.25 Mt CO2e 251.65 Mt CO2e
2004 41.04 Mt CO2e 254.91 Mt CO2e
2003 41.55 Mt CO2e 256.27 Mt CO2e
2002 42.60 Mt CO2e 256.42 Mt CO2e
2001 43.50 Mt CO2e 261.20 Mt CO2e
2000 45.61 Mt CO2e 267.13 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.6% from 30.52 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 38.45 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −21.9%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 15th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 205.36 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 Germany
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