Nitrous oxide emissions in United Kingdom

United Kingdom emitted 25.62 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
United Kingdom, 2024 25.62 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 −1.0% 2023: 25.90 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 20th of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in United Kingdom 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 United KingdomWorld
2024 25.62 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 25.90 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 26.40 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 26.36 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 26.58 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 27.18 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 27.52 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 27.80 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 27.60 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 27.68 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 27.72 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 27.35 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 27.12 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 26.95 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 27.27 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 26.94 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 27.53 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 28.28 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 28.58 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 28.92 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 30.21 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 30.63 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 30.67 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 31.29 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 32.74 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.0% from 25.90 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 27.72 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −7.6%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 20th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.

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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 United Kingdom
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