Nitrous oxide emissions in India

India emitted 283.50 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest 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
India, 2024 283.50 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.5% 2023: 276.49 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 2nd of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in India 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 IndiaWorld
2024 283.50 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 276.49 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 267.21 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 258.10 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 257.19 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 252.36 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 243.83 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 236.70 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 232.58 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 234.53 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 230.92 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 226.90 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 225.25 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 222.45 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 214.50 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 206.79 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 201.33 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 195.61 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 186.09 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 176.60 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 168.72 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 162.66 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 157.55 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 162.49 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 159.81 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.5% from 276.49 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 230.92 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +22.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, India has the 2nd 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 India
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