Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) - Country Ranking

Definition: Nitrous oxide emissions from energy processes are emissions produced by the combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 China 47,460.00 2018
2 United States 37,530.00 2018
3 Central African Republic 21,050.00 2018
4 India 16,280.00 2018
5 Brazil 10,280.00 2018
6 Japan 7,540.00 2018
7 Indonesia 7,380.00 2018
8 Ethiopia 6,760.00 2018
9 Canada 6,330.00 2018
10 United Arab Emirates 6,110.00 2018
11 Germany 5,530.00 2018
12 Russia 5,050.00 2018
13 Tanzania 4,680.00 2018
14 Italy 4,500.00 2018
15 Nigeria 4,350.00 2018
16 Afghanistan 4,280.00 2018
17 Korea 4,240.00 2018
18 Iran 4,020.00 2018
19 France 3,910.00 2018
20 Turkey 3,890.00 2018
21 United Kingdom 3,610.00 2018
22 Australia 3,310.00 2018
23 Algeria 3,300.00 2018
23 Mexico 3,300.00 2018
25 Uganda 2,920.00 2018
26 Senegal 2,850.00 2018
27 South Africa 2,660.00 2018
28 Poland 2,510.00 2018
29 Dem. Rep. Congo 2,310.00 2018
30 Spain 2,190.00 2018
31 Nepal 1,830.00 2018
32 Zimbabwe 1,590.00 2018
33 Thailand 1,480.00 2018
34 Kenya 1,430.00 2018
35 Mozambique 1,390.00 2018
36 Iraq 1,360.00 2018
37 Philippines 1,260.00 2018
38 Argentina 1,220.00 2018
39 Eritrea 1,200.00 2018
40 Liberia 1,070.00 2018
41 Kazakhstan 1,050.00 2018
42 Ukraine 1,020.00 2018
43 Ghana 990.00 2018
44 Serbia 940.00 2018
44 Sudan 940.00 2018
46 Saudi Arabia 930.00 2018
47 Chile 870.00 2018
48 Czech Republic 850.00 2018
49 Cameroon 820.00 2018
50 Guatemala 770.00 2018
51 Vietnam 720.00 2018
52 Botswana 700.00 2018
52 Pakistan 700.00 2018
54 Qatar 690.00 2018
54 Cambodia 690.00 2018
56 Myanmar 660.00 2018
57 Netherlands 650.00 2018
58 Belgium 640.00 2018
59 Morocco 630.00 2018
59 Sweden 630.00 2018
61 Austria 590.00 2018
62 Bangladesh 580.00 2018
63 Finland 570.00 2018
63 Libya 570.00 2018
65 Colombia 550.00 2018
65 Zambia 550.00 2018
67 Portugal 530.00 2018
68 Egypt 520.00 2018
69 Malawi 490.00 2018
69 Guinea 490.00 2018
71 Sri Lanka 470.00 2018
72 Greece 460.00 2018
73 Mali 420.00 2018
74 Denmark 410.00 2018
75 Venezuela 400.00 2018
76 Singapore 390.00 2018
77 Madagascar 370.00 2018
78 Ireland 360.00 2018
79 Hungary 330.00 2018
79 Romania 330.00 2018
81 Benin 320.00 2018
82 Malaysia 310.00 2018
83 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 300.00 2018
84 Bulgaria 290.00 2018
85 Tunisia 280.00 2018
85 Niger 280.00 2018
87 Paraguay 260.00 2018
87 Switzerland 260.00 2018
89 Honduras 250.00 2018
89 New Zealand 250.00 2018
89 Lesotho 250.00 2018
92 Cuba 240.00 2018
92 Togo 240.00 2018
94 Syrian Arab Republic 230.00 2018
94 Belarus 230.00 2018
96 Ecuador 220.00 2018
96 Dominican Republic 220.00 2018
98 Somalia 210.00 2018
98 Burundi 210.00 2018
98 Burkina Faso 210.00 2018
98 Croatia 210.00 2018
98 Norway 210.00 2018
103 Slovak Republic 200.00 2018
104 Bolivia 190.00 2018
104 Kuwait 190.00 2018
104 Turkmenistan 190.00 2018
107 Peru 180.00 2018
107 Angola 180.00 2018
109 Israel 170.00 2018
109 Haiti 170.00 2018
109 Nicaragua 170.00 2018
109 Mongolia 170.00 2018
113 Jordan 160.00 2018
113 Papua New Guinea 160.00 2018
115 Slovenia 150.00 2018
115 Costa Rica 150.00 2018
117 Côte d'Ivoire 140.00 2018
117 Latvia 140.00 2018
117 Lithuania 140.00 2018
120 Lao PDR 120.00 2018
120 Panama 120.00 2018
122 El Salvador 110.00 2018
122 Chad 110.00 2018
122 Estonia 110.00 2018
125 Kyrgyz Republic 100.00 2018
125 Sierra Leone 100.00 2018
127 Albania 90.00 2018
127 Namibia 90.00 2018
127 Yemen 90.00 2018
130 Uruguay 80.00 2018
131 Rwanda 70.00 2018
131 Bhutan 70.00 2018
131 Azerbaijan 70.00 2018
131 Luxembourg 70.00 2018
131 Moldova 70.00 2018
136 Lebanon 60.00 2018
136 Uzbekistan 60.00 2018
136 Gabon 60.00 2018
136 Cyprus 60.00 2018
136 Eswatini 60.00 2018
141 The Bahamas 50.00 2018
141 Iceland 50.00 2018
141 The Gambia 50.00 2018
141 North Macedonia 50.00 2018
141 Montenegro 50.00 2018
146 Mauritania 40.00 2018
146 Guinea-Bissau 40.00 2018
146 Armenia 40.00 2018
146 Brunei 40.00 2018
146 Mauritius 40.00 2018
146 Oman 40.00 2018
146 Jamaica 40.00 2018
146 Congo 40.00 2018
146 Vanuatu 40.00 2018
155 Bahrain 30.00 2018
155 Trinidad and Tobago 30.00 2018
155 Tajikistan 30.00 2018
155 Guyana 30.00 2018
159 Equatorial Guinea 20.00 2018
159 Cabo Verde 20.00 2018
159 Fiji 20.00 2018
159 Georgia 20.00 2018
159 Suriname 20.00 2018
164 St. Kitts and Nevis 10.00 2018
164 Djibouti 10.00 2018
164 Antigua and Barbuda 10.00 2018
164 Barbados 10.00 2018
164 São Tomé and Principe 10.00 2018
164 Solomon Islands 10.00 2018
164 Belize 10.00 2018
164 Comoros 10.00 2018
164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.00 2018
173 Grenada 0.00 2018
173 Kiribati 0.00 2018
173 Malta 0.00 2018
173 Nauru 0.00 2018
173 Palau 0.00 2018
173 Seychelles 0.00 2018
173 Timor-Leste 0.00 2018
173 Andorra 0.00 2018
173 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.00 2018
173 Tuvalu 0.00 2018
173 Dominica 0.00 2018
173 Tonga 0.00 2018
173 St. Lucia 0.00 2018
173 Liechtenstein 0.00 2018
173 Samoa 0.00 2018

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Development Relevance: The addition of man-made greenhouse gases to the Atmosphere disturbs the earth's radiative balance. This is leading to an increase in the earth's surface temperature and to related effects on climate, sea level rise and world agriculture. Emissions of CO2 are from burning oil, coal and gas for energy use, burning wood and waste materials, and from industrial processes such as cement production. Emission intensity is the average emission rate of a given pollutant from a given source relative to the intensity of a specific activity. Emission intensities are also used to compare the environmental impact of different fuels or activities. The related terms - emission factor and carbon intensity - are often used interchangeably. The carbon dioxide emissions of a country are only an indicator of one greenhouse gas. For a more complete idea of how a country influences climate change, gases such as methane and nitrous oxide should be taken into account. This is particularly important in agricultural economies. The environmental effects of carbon dioxide are of significant interest. Carbon dioxide (CO2) makes up the largest share of the greenhouse gases contributing to global warming and climate change. Converting all other greenhouse gases (methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6)) to carbon dioxide (or CO2) equivalents makes it possible to compare them and to determine their individual and total contributions to global warming. The Kyoto Protocol, an environmental agreement adopted in 1997 by many of the parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is working towards curbing CO2 emissions globally.

Limitations and Exceptions: National reporting to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change that follows the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change guidelines is based on national emission inventories and covers all sources of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions as well as carbon sinks (such as forests). To estimate emissions, the countries that are Parties to the Climate Change Convention (UNFCCC) use complex, state-of-the-art methodologies recommended by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: IPCC category 1 = Energy. Expressed in CO2 equivalent using the GWP100 metric of the Second Assessment Report of IPCC and include N2O (GWP100=310). Nitrous oxide emissions are mainly from fossil fuel combustion, fertilizers, rainforest fires, and animal waste. Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas, with an estimated atmospheric lifetime of 114 years, compared with 12 years for methane. The per kilogram global warming potential of nitrous oxide is nearly 310 times that of carbon dioxide within 100 years. The emissions are usually expressed in carbon dioxide equivalents using the global warming potential, which allows the effective contributions of different gases to be compared.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual