Nitrous oxide emissions — all countries

Nitrous oxide emissions — South Asia

Nitrous oxide emissions in South Asia in 2024 — 427.06 Mt. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,518.1%.

2024 427.06 Mt +1.63% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 427.06 Mt2024
Period minimum 26.39 Mt1850

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Nitrous oxide emissions — South Asia, 1850–20240200400600185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 26.39 Mt1853: 27.94 Mt1856: 29.23 Mt1859: 30.02 Mt1862: 30.26 Mt1865: 30.37 Mt1868: 30.49 Mt1871: 31.12 Mt1874: 36.29 Mt1877: 43.45 Mt1880: 48.07 Mt1883: 49.5 Mt1886: 50.46 Mt1889: 51.42 Mt1892: 53.73 Mt1895: 54.25 Mt1898: 54.83 Mt1901: 55.48 Mt1904: 56.29 Mt1907: 57.14 Mt1910: 57.83 Mt1913: 58.32 Mt1916: 58.72 Mt1919: 59.16 Mt1922: 59.77 Mt1925: 60.62 Mt1928: 61.47 Mt1931: 62.05 Mt1934: 62.57 Mt1937: 63.14 Mt1940: 63.77 Mt1943: 65.96 Mt1946: 69.86 Mt1949: 73.44 Mt1952: 75.64 Mt1955: 78.26 Mt1958: 80.98 Mt1961: 87.38 Mt1964: 92.58 Mt1967: 100.55 Mt1970: 108.61 Mt1973: 116.09 Mt1976: 127.53 Mt1979: 143.19 Mt1982: 152.48 Mt1985: 171.1 Mt1988: 189.68 Mt1991: 204.35 Mt1994: 224.03 Mt1997: 243.47 Mt2000: 251.89 Mt2003: 258.06 Mt2006: 291.06 Mt2009: 322.27 Mt2012: 343.98 Mt2015: 360.32 Mt2018: 379.69 Mt2021: 402.42 Mt2024: 427.06 Mt
Change over the period: +400.67 (+1,518.15%) Average annual rate: 1.61 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia

South Asia 427.06 Mt
World computed 2,935.78 Mt
Nitrous oxide emissions — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt Change Change, %
2024 427.06 +6.87 +1.63%
2023 420.2 +9.37 +2.28%
2022 410.83 +8.41 +2.09%
2021 402.42 +4.67 +1.17%
2020 397.75 +9.71 +2.5%
2019 388.04 +8.35 +2.2%
2018 379.69 +9.98 +2.7%
2017 369.71 +9.05 +2.51%
2016 360.66 +0.33 +0.09%
2015 360.32 +4.98 +1.4%
2014 355.34 +6.51 +1.87%
2013 348.83 +4.85 +1.41%
2012 343.98 +0.39 +0.11%
2011 343.58 +12.41 +3.75%
2010 331.17 +8.91 +2.76%
2009 322.27 +10.67 +3.42%
2008 311.6 +9.09 +3.01%
2007 302.51 +11.45 +3.93%
2006 291.06 +12.73 +4.57%
2005 278.33 +11.91 +4.47%
2004 266.42 +8.37 +3.24%
2003 258.06 +6.98 +2.78%
2002 251.08 −4.16 −1.63%
2001 255.24 +3.35 +1.33%
2000 251.89 −2.87 −1.13%
1999 254.76 +6.46 +2.6%
1998 248.3 +4.82 +1.98%
1997 243.47 +5.77 +2.43%
1996 237.71 +6.1 +2.64%
1995 231.6 +7.58 +3.38%
1994 224.03 +8.09 +3.75%
1993 215.94 +5.12 +2.43%
1992 210.82 +6.47 +3.17%
1991 204.35 +5.95 +3%
1990 198.4 +3.53 +1.81%
1989 194.86 +5.18 +2.73%
1988 189.68 +12.53 +7.08%
1987 177.15 −2.85 −1.58%
1986 180 +8.9 +5.2%
1985 171.1 +4.21 +2.52%
1984 166.89 +6.54 +4.08%
1983 160.35 +7.87 +5.16%
1982 152.48 +2.37 +1.58%
1981 150.11 +5.7 +3.95%
1980 144.41 +1.22 +0.85%
1979 143.19 +3.61 +2.58%
1978 139.59 +6.51 +4.89%
1977 133.07 +5.54 +4.34%
1976 127.53 +0.81 +0.64%
1975 126.72 +10.03 +8.6%
1974 116.68 +0.6 +0.52%
1973 116.09 +2.72 +2.4%
1972 113.37 +2.15 +1.94%
1971 111.21 +2.61 +2.4%
1970 108.61 +1.55 +1.45%
1969 107.06 +2.95 +2.83%
1968 104.11 +3.56 +3.54%
1967 100.55 +4.01 +4.15%
1966 96.54 +3.61 +3.89%
1965 92.93 +0.35 +0.37%
1964 92.58 +2.72 +3.03%
1963 89.86 +1.55 +1.75%
1962 88.31 +0.93 +1.06%
1961 87.38 +4.79 +5.8%
1960 82.59 +0.77 +0.95%
1959 81.82 +0.84 +1.04%
1958 80.98 +0.89 +1.11%
1957 80.09 +0.91 +1.15%
1956 79.18 +0.92 +1.18%
1955 78.26 +0.91 +1.18%
1954 77.35 +0.88 +1.15%
1953 76.47 +0.83 +1.1%
1952 75.64 +0.76 +1.01%
1951 74.88 +0.67 +0.9%
1950 74.21 +0.77 +1.05%
1949 73.44 +1.03 +1.43%
1948 72.41 +1.22 +1.71%
1947 71.19 +1.33 +1.9%
1946 69.86 +1.36 +1.99%
1945 68.5 +1.32 +1.97%
1944 67.17 +1.21 +1.83%
1943 65.96 +1.02 +1.57%
1942 64.95 +0.76 +1.18%
1941 64.19 +0.42 +0.65%
1940 63.77 +0.22 +0.34%
1939 63.56 +0.21 +0.33%
1938 63.35 +0.2 +0.32%
1937 63.14 +0.2 +0.31%
1936 62.95 +0.19 +0.3%
1935 62.76 +0.19 +0.3%
1934 62.57 +0.18 +0.29%
1933 62.39 +0.17 +0.28%
1932 62.22 +0.17 +0.27%
1931 62.05 +0.17 +0.27%
1930 61.89 +0.19 +0.3%
1929 61.7 +0.23 +0.38%
1928 61.47 +0.27 +0.43%
1927 61.2 +0.28 +0.47%
1926 60.92 +0.3 +0.49%
1925 60.62 +0.3 +0.49%
1924 60.33 +0.29 +0.48%
1923 60.04 +0.27 +0.45%
1922 59.77 +0.24 +0.4%
1921 59.53 +0.2 +0.34%
1920 59.33 +0.17 +0.28%
1919 59.16 +0.15 +0.26%
1918 59.01 +0.14 +0.24%
1917 58.86 +0.14 +0.23%
1916 58.72 +0.13 +0.23%
1915 58.59 +0.14 +0.23%
1914 58.46 +0.14 +0.24%
1913 58.32 +0.15 +0.26%
1912 58.17 +0.16 +0.28%
1911 58.01 +0.18 +0.31%
1910 57.83 +0.2 +0.35%
1909 57.63 +0.23 +0.41%
1908 57.39 +0.26 +0.45%
1907 57.14 +0.27 +0.48%
1906 56.86 +0.28 +0.5%
1905 56.58 +0.29 +0.51%
1904 56.29 +0.28 +0.51%
1903 56 +0.27 +0.49%
1902 55.73 +0.26 +0.46%
1901 55.48 +0.23 +0.41%
1900 55.25 +0.21 +0.38%
1899 55.04 +0.2 +0.37%
1898 54.83 +0.2 +0.36%
1897 54.63 +0.2 +0.36%
1896 54.44 +0.19 +0.35%
1895 54.25 +0.18 +0.34%
1894 54.07 +0.17 +0.32%
1893 53.89 +0.17 +0.31%
1892 53.73 +0.16 +0.3%
1891 53.56 +0.16 +0.29%
1890 53.41 +1.98 +3.86%
1889 51.42 +0.35 +0.69%
1888 51.07 +0.31 +0.62%
1887 50.76 +0.3 +0.59%
1886 50.46 +0.3 +0.59%
1885 50.16 +0.31 +0.63%
1884 49.85 +0.35 +0.71%
1883 49.5 +0.4 +0.82%
1882 49.1 +0.47 +0.97%
1881 48.63 +0.56 +1.17%
1880 48.07 +0.98 +2.07%
1879 47.09 +1.6 +3.51%
1878 45.5 +2.05 +4.71%
1877 43.45 +2.33 +5.66%
1876 41.12 +2.44 +6.32%
1875 38.68 +2.39 +6.59%
1874 36.29 +2.17 +6.35%
1873 34.12 +1.78 +5.5%
1872 32.34 +1.22 +3.93%
1871 31.12 +0.5 +1.63%
1870 30.62 +0.07 +0.23%
1869 30.55 +0.05 +0.18%
1868 30.49 +0.05 +0.15%
1867 30.45 +0.04 +0.13%
1866 30.41 +0.03 +0.11%
1865 30.37 +0.04 +0.12%
1864 30.34 +0.04 +0.12%
1863 30.3 +0.04 +0.14%
1862 30.26 +0.05 +0.18%
1861 30.2 +0.07 +0.22%
1860 30.14 +0.12 +0.39%
1859 30.02 +0.2 +0.66%
1858 29.82 +0.27 +0.9%
1857 29.56 +0.33 +1.13%
1856 29.23 +0.38 +1.33%
1855 28.84 +0.43 +1.51%
1854 28.41 +0.47 +1.68%
1853 27.94 +0.5 +1.81%
1852 27.45 +0.52 +1.93%
1851 26.93 +0.53 +2.02%
1850 26.39 — —

About the indicator

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions converted into carbon dioxide equivalent. The third greenhouse gas by contribution after CO2 and methane, and the most agricultural of the three: most of it forms in the soil after nitrogen fertilizer and manure are applied. It stays in the atmosphere for more than a century and destroys the ozone layer as well, so after the phase-out of CFCs it has remained the leading ozone-depleting substance.

Important: Estimates of emissions from soil are inevitably approximate: they depend on soil type, moisture and the way fertilizer is applied, and they are measured by models rather than by sensors.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.