Nitrous oxide emissions in South Asia
South Asia emitted 314.14 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
South Asia is a group: World Bank region. The value is the aggregate published by World Bank, not an average calculated on this site.
South Asia, 2024
314.14
Change from 2023
+2.4%
World, 2024
2,527.41 Mt CO2e
Nitrous oxide emissions in South Asia 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.
| Period | South Asia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 314.14 Mt CO2e | 2,527.41 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 306.92 Mt CO2e | 2,505.59 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 299.73 Mt CO2e | 2,471.90 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 291.15 Mt CO2e | 2,454.32 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 289.03 Mt CO2e | 2,423.63 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 283.61 Mt CO2e | 2,419.56 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 274.94 Mt CO2e | 2,385.52 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 266.92 Mt CO2e | 2,376.62 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 262.44 Mt CO2e | 2,363.67 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 264.66 Mt CO2e | 2,341.39 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 260.98 Mt CO2e | 2,323.79 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 255.65 Mt CO2e | 2,323.96 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 253.36 Mt CO2e | 2,294.92 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 250.16 Mt CO2e | 2,278.65 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 242.30 Mt CO2e | 2,220.82 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 233.37 Mt CO2e | 2,186.55 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 227.63 Mt CO2e | 2,186.17 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 221.79 Mt CO2e | 2,210.85 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 211.22 Mt CO2e | 2,166.48 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 201.30 Mt CO2e | 2,126.09 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 193.21 Mt CO2e | 2,103.56 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 186.58 Mt CO2e | 2,045.86 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 180.96 Mt CO2e | 2,013.85 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 185.67 Mt CO2e | 2,006.31 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 182.44 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 306.92 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 260.98 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +20.4%.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.