Nitrous oxide emissions in United States

United States emitted 215.60 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
United States, 2024 215.60 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.2% 2023: 215.20 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 3rd of 203 See the full ranking

Nitrous oxide emissions in United States 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 StatesWorld
2024 215.60 Mt CO2e 2,527.41 Mt CO2e
2023 215.20 Mt CO2e 2,505.59 Mt CO2e
2022 218.96 Mt CO2e 2,471.90 Mt CO2e
2021 215.98 Mt CO2e 2,454.32 Mt CO2e
2020 215.12 Mt CO2e 2,423.63 Mt CO2e
2019 219.95 Mt CO2e 2,419.56 Mt CO2e
2018 221.46 Mt CO2e 2,385.52 Mt CO2e
2017 222.07 Mt CO2e 2,376.62 Mt CO2e
2016 225.32 Mt CO2e 2,363.67 Mt CO2e
2015 222.98 Mt CO2e 2,341.39 Mt CO2e
2014 226.59 Mt CO2e 2,323.79 Mt CO2e
2013 227.93 Mt CO2e 2,323.96 Mt CO2e
2012 223.70 Mt CO2e 2,294.92 Mt CO2e
2011 229.03 Mt CO2e 2,278.65 Mt CO2e
2010 230.16 Mt CO2e 2,220.82 Mt CO2e
2009 223.28 Mt CO2e 2,186.55 Mt CO2e
2008 227.95 Mt CO2e 2,186.17 Mt CO2e
2007 238.28 Mt CO2e 2,210.85 Mt CO2e
2006 238.15 Mt CO2e 2,166.48 Mt CO2e
2005 234.56 Mt CO2e 2,126.09 Mt CO2e
2004 236.02 Mt CO2e 2,103.56 Mt CO2e
2003 236.57 Mt CO2e 2,045.86 Mt CO2e
2002 231.79 Mt CO2e 2,013.85 Mt CO2e
2001 236.39 Mt CO2e 2,006.31 Mt CO2e
2000 240.32 Mt CO2e 2,012.74 Mt CO2e

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2% from 215.20 Mt CO2e in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 226.59 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by −4.8%.
  • Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 3rd 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 States
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