Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) - Country Ranking

Definition: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

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 341,510.00 2018
2 India 220,220.00 2018
3 United States 183,060.00 2018
4 Brazil 166,170.00 2018
5 Indonesia 85,200.00 2018
6 Australia 71,490.00 2018
7 Pakistan 55,920.00 2018
8 Argentina 45,210.00 2018
9 Russia 44,850.00 2018
10 Ethiopia 44,100.00 2018
11 Mexico 36,820.00 2018
12 Canada 34,720.00 2018
13 France 32,450.00 2018
14 Nigeria 30,410.00 2018
15 Sudan 28,150.00 2018
16 Turkey 27,110.00 2018
17 Bangladesh 27,040.00 2018
18 Germany 25,690.00 2018
19 Chad 24,510.00 2018
20 United Kingdom 23,090.00 2018
21 Tanzania 22,200.00 2018
22 Vietnam 21,300.00 2018
23 Myanmar 19,850.00 2018
24 Ukraine 19,670.00 2018
25 Colombia 19,030.00 2018
26 Poland 17,470.00 2018
27 Thailand 17,400.00 2018
28 Spain 16,700.00 2018
29 Kenya 16,330.00 2018
30 Angola 15,910.00 2018
31 Egypt 15,540.00 2018
32 Iran 15,450.00 2018
33 New Zealand 14,600.00 2018
34 South Africa 14,420.00 2018
35 Zambia 13,740.00 2018
36 Uzbekistan 13,440.00 2018
37 Mali 13,240.00 2018
38 Dem. Rep. Congo 13,090.00 2018
39 Mongolia 12,970.00 2018
40 Venezuela 12,330.00 2018
41 Uganda 12,120.00 2018
42 Italy 11,470.00 2018
43 Niger 11,220.00 2018
44 Belarus 11,190.00 2018
45 Philippines 10,740.00 2018
46 Ireland 9,560.00 2018
47 Kazakhstan 9,470.00 2018
48 Malaysia 9,400.00 2018
49 Paraguay 9,240.00 2018
50 Burkina Faso 9,190.00 2018
51 Mozambique 8,970.00 2018
52 Central African Republic 8,630.00 2018
53 Bolivia 8,370.00 2018
54 Madagascar 8,160.00 2018
55 Peru 8,020.00 2018
56 Morocco 7,850.00 2018
57 Uruguay 7,500.00 2018
58 Japan 7,480.00 2018
59 Romania 7,440.00 2018
60 Netherlands 6,680.00 2018
61 Somalia 6,210.00 2018
62 Nepal 5,970.00 2018
63 Guinea 5,960.00 2018
64 Cameroon 5,570.00 2018
65 Algeria 5,520.00 2018
66 Hungary 5,280.00 2018
67 Chile 5,180.00 2018
68 Korea 4,880.00 2018
69 Zimbabwe 4,710.00 2018
70 Senegal 4,650.00 2018
71 Ghana 4,570.00 2018
72 Ecuador 4,340.00 2018
73 Afghanistan 4,300.00 2018
74 Malawi 4,260.00 2018
75 Cambodia 4,200.00 2018
76 Denmark 4,120.00 2018
77 Sweden 3,940.00 2018
78 Guatemala 3,880.00 2018
79 Finland 3,720.00 2018
80 Czech Republic 3,690.00 2018
81 Papua New Guinea 3,670.00 2018
82 Iraq 3,600.00 2018
83 Greece 3,500.00 2018
84 Saudi Arabia 3,490.00 2018
85 Bulgaria 3,480.00 2018
85 Azerbaijan 3,480.00 2018
87 Belgium 3,310.00 2018
87 Yemen 3,310.00 2018
89 Cuba 3,180.00 2018
90 Lithuania 3,140.00 2018
91 Nicaragua 3,130.00 2018
92 Mauritania 3,090.00 2018
93 Dominican Republic 3,000.00 2018
94 Côte d'Ivoire 2,840.00 2018
95 Turkmenistan 2,760.00 2018
96 Namibia 2,700.00 2018
97 Syrian Arab Republic 2,640.00 2018
98 Norway 2,630.00 2018
99 Austria 2,590.00 2018
100 Honduras 2,530.00 2018
101 Benin 2,520.00 2018
102 Lao PDR 2,500.00 2018
103 Serbia 2,480.00 2018
104 Botswana 2,420.00 2018
105 Tunisia 2,410.00 2018
106 Portugal 2,240.00 2018
107 Congo 1,910.00 2018
108 Tajikistan 1,860.00 2018
109 Kyrgyz Republic 1,790.00 2018
110 Burundi 1,760.00 2018
111 Rwanda 1,690.00 2018
112 Latvia 1,680.00 2018
113 Switzerland 1,660.00 2018
114 Eritrea 1,630.00 2018
115 Costa Rica 1,570.00 2018
116 Togo 1,490.00 2018
117 Slovak Republic 1,460.00 2018
118 Sri Lanka 1,370.00 2018
119 Haiti 1,360.00 2018
120 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 1,330.00 2018
121 Croatia 1,320.00 2018
121 Libya 1,320.00 2018
123 Sierra Leone 1,240.00 2018
124 Estonia 1,200.00 2018
125 Panama 1,130.00 2018
126 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,080.00 2018
127 Armenia 1,070.00 2018
128 Georgia 1,030.00 2018
129 Moldova 1,020.00 2018
130 Israel 990.00 2018
131 El Salvador 980.00 2018
132 Albania 960.00 2018
133 Guyana 920.00 2018
134 United Arab Emirates 780.00 2018
135 Guinea-Bissau 770.00 2018
136 Oman 670.00 2018
137 Jordan 610.00 2018
138 Lebanon 560.00 2018
138 Slovenia 560.00 2018
140 Lesotho 530.00 2018
141 North Macedonia 450.00 2018
142 Eswatini 370.00 2018
143 The Gambia 350.00 2018
144 Iceland 340.00 2018
145 Gabon 330.00 2018
145 Kuwait 330.00 2018
147 Jamaica 280.00 2018
148 Liberia 260.00 2018
149 Djibouti 250.00 2018
150 Timor-Leste 240.00 2018
151 Cyprus 230.00 2018
152 Luxembourg 220.00 2018
153 Suriname 210.00 2018
153 Trinidad and Tobago 210.00 2018
155 Belize 190.00 2018
156 Vanuatu 140.00 2018
156 Fiji 140.00 2018
158 Qatar 130.00 2018
159 Mauritius 120.00 2018
160 Bhutan 110.00 2018
160 Montenegro 110.00 2018
162 Brunei 100.00 2018
163 Comoros 50.00 2018
163 Cabo Verde 50.00 2018
163 Samoa 50.00 2018
166 Barbados 30.00 2018
166 Bahrain 30.00 2018
166 Malta 30.00 2018
169 Singapore 20.00 2018
169 Solomon Islands 20.00 2018
169 The Bahamas 20.00 2018
169 St. Lucia 20.00 2018
169 Tonga 20.00 2018
174 Antigua and Barbuda 10.00 2018
174 Dominica 10.00 2018
174 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 10.00 2018
174 São Tomé and Principe 10.00 2018
174 Grenada 10.00 2018
174 Equatorial Guinea 10.00 2018
180 Kiribati 0.00 2018
180 Palau 0.00 2018
180 Nauru 0.00 2018
180 Seychelles 0.00 2018
180 Tuvalu 0.00 2018
180 Andorra 0.00 2018
180 Liechtenstein 0.00 2018
180 St. Kitts and Nevis 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: Agricultural nitrous oxide emissions are emissions produced through fertilizer use (synthetic and animal manure), animal waste management, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning. IPCC category 4 = Agriculture. Expressed in CO2 equivalent using the GWP100 metric of the Second Assessment Report of IPCC and include N2O (GWP100=310).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual