Nitrous oxide emissions in Russia

Russia emitted 87.53 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 1992.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Russia, 2024 87.53 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +2.9% 2023: 85.05 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 5th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in Russia 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 RussiaWorld
2024 87.53 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 85.05 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 83.22 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 79.52 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 79.23 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 77.27 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 75.09 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 72.85 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 73.28 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 71.48 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 68.84 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 67.74 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 67.56 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 68.74 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 65.35 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 66.66 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 66.09 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 63.60 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 61.50 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 61.20 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 61.21 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 60.90 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 61.84 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 62.04 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 61.99 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.9% from 85.05 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 68.84 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +27.1%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, Russia has the 5th 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 Russia
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