Nitrous oxide emissions in Japan

Japan emitted 16.53 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
Japan, 2024 16.53 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −2.4% 2023: 16.93 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 30th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in Japan 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 JapanWorld
2024 16.53 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 16.93 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 17.22 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 17.42 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 17.00 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 17.42 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 17.59 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 18.04 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 17.93 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 18.16 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 18.43 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 19.16 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 19.10 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 19.21 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 19.72 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 19.33 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 21.08 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 22.36 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 22.71 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 23.58 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 24.50 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 24.92 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 25.27 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 25.91 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 26.38 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.4% from 16.93 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 18.43 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −10.3%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 30th 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 Japan
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