Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture by country
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.
Countries reporting
189
Highest
294.46 million tonnes
China
Lowest
0 tonnes
Niue
Median
2.73 million tonnes
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
6,559
What the numbers show
Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 294.46 million tonnes in China; the lowest is 0 tonnes in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.73 million tonnes, and the mean is 11.25 million tonnes.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Malawi (up 142.6%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 100.0%).
Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 294.46 million tonnes | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 2 | India | 220.53 million tonnes | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 170.61 million tonnes | 2023 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 151.93 million tonnes | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 5 | Australia | 89.30 million tonnes | 2023 | up 72.9% | falling |
| 6 | Pakistan | 60.64 million tonnes | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 56.24 million tonnes | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 8 | Russia | 47.91 million tonnes | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 46.03 million tonnes | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 10 | Argentina | 38.79 million tonnes | 2023 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 37.60 million tonnes | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 12 | Mexico | 34.04 million tonnes | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 13 | Chad | 28.21 million tonnes | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 14 | Turkey | 27.77 million tonnes | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 27.44 million tonnes | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 16 | France | 25.33 million tonnes | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 17 | Tanzania | 24.87 million tonnes | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 18 | Sudan | 24.60 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 21.95 million tonnes | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 21.92 million tonnes | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 21.85 million tonnes | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 22 | Vietnam | 20.19 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 20.12 million tonnes | 2023 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 18.56 million tonnes | 2023 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 25 | Poland | 18.02 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 26 | South Sudan | 17.84 million tonnes | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 27 | Kenya | 17.09 million tonnes | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 28 | Iran | 16.77 million tonnes | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 29 | Angola | 15.70 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 30 | Ukraine | 15.18 million tonnes | 2023 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 31 | Uzbekistan | 14.25 million tonnes | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 32 | Mali | 13.76 million tonnes | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 13.55 million tonnes | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 34 | South Africa | 13.44 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 35 | Mongolia | 13.04 million tonnes | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 12.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 37 | Egypt | 12.10 million tonnes | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 12.03 million tonnes | 2023 | down 14.4% | flat |
| 39 | New Zealand | 11.65 million tonnes | 2023 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 40 | Niger | 11.47 million tonnes | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 41 | Zambia | 11.30 million tonnes | 2023 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 42 | Uganda | 10.87 million tonnes | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 43 | Myanmar | 10.60 million tonnes | 2023 | down 26.4% | rising |
| 44 | Venezuela | 9.99 million tonnes | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 45 | Philippines | 9.65 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 46 | Bolivia | 9.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 47 | Italy | 9.05 million tonnes | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 48 | Paraguay | 8.34 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 8.18 million tonnes | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 50 | Mozambique | 7.90 million tonnes | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 51 | Kazakhstan | 7.58 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.4% | falling |
| 53 | Peru | 7.19 million tonnes | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 54 | Uruguay | 7.02 million tonnes | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 55 | Japan | 6.73 million tonnes | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 56 | Romania | 6.55 million tonnes | 2023 | up 6.9% | falling |
| 57 | Botswana | 6.48 million tonnes | 2023 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Morocco | 6.42 million tonnes | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 59 | Guinea | 6.18 million tonnes | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 6.13 million tonnes | 2023 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 61 | Netherlands | 5.96 million tonnes | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 62 | Malawi | 5.87 million tonnes | 2023 | up 142.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 5.67 million tonnes | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 64 | Madagascar | 5.66 million tonnes | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 65 | Somalia | 5.47 million tonnes | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 66 | Algeria | 5.36 million tonnes | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 66 | Malaysia | 5.36 million tonnes | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 68 | Saudi Arabia | 4.98 million tonnes | 2023 | up 59.6% | rising |
| 69 | Cameroon | 4.93 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 4.93 million tonnes | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 71 | Ghana | 4.67 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 72 | South Korea | 4.55 million tonnes | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 73 | Zimbabwe | 4.53 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 74 | Nepal | 4.37 million tonnes | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 75 | Chile | 4.18 million tonnes | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 76 | Finland | 4.17 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 77 | Hungary | 4.16 million tonnes | 2023 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 78 | Sweden | 3.95 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 79 | Cambodia | 3.92 million tonnes | 2023 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 80 | Afghanistan | 3.83 million tonnes | 2023 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 81 | Denmark | 3.68 million tonnes | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 81 | Iraq | 3.68 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 83 | Guatemala | 3.66 million tonnes | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 84 | Lithuania | 3.30 million tonnes | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.17 million tonnes | 2023 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 3.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 8.6% | flat |
| 86 | Nicaragua | 3.16 million tonnes | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 88 | Laos | 3.14 million tonnes | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 89 | Yemen | 3.10 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 90 | Ecuador | 3.03 million tonnes | 2023 | down 26.8% | rising |
| 91 | Namibia | 2.98 million tonnes | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 92 | Mauritania | 2.87 million tonnes | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 93 | Dominican Republic | 2.81 million tonnes | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 94 | Greece | 2.80 million tonnes | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 95 | Syria | 2.78 million tonnes | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 96 | Benin | 2.73 million tonnes | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 97 | Serbia | 2.71 million tonnes | 2023 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 98 | Czechia | 2.66 million tonnes | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | 2.63 million tonnes | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 100 | Belgium | 2.54 million tonnes | 2023 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 101 | Norway | 2.45 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 102 | Honduras | 2.28 million tonnes | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 103 | Cuba | 2.26 million tonnes | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 104 | Tajikistan | 2.19 million tonnes | 2023 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 105 | Austria | 2.09 million tonnes | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 106 | Tunisia | 2.00 million tonnes | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 107 | Latvia | 1.86 million tonnes | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 108 | Portugal | 1.72 million tonnes | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 109 | Togo | 1.70 million tonnes | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 110 | Costa Rica | 1.66 million tonnes | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.66 million tonnes | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 112 | Burundi | 1.57 million tonnes | 2023 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 113 | Papua New Guinea | 1.49 million tonnes | 2023 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 114 | Switzerland | 1.47 million tonnes | 2023 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 115 | Eritrea | 1.46 million tonnes | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 116 | Estonia | 1.43 million tonnes | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 1.39 million tonnes | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 118 | North Korea | 1.28 million tonnes | 2023 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Rwanda | 1.25 million tonnes | 2023 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 120 | Haiti | 1.22 million tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 121 | Congo | 1.21 million tonnes | 2023 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 122 | Libya | 1.18 million tonnes | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 123 | Slovakia | 1.15 million tonnes | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 124 | Panama | 1.10 million tonnes | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 125 | Croatia | 1.02 million tonnes | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 125 | Sierra Leone | 1.02 million tonnes | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 127 | Moldova | 910,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 26.4% | falling |
| 128 | Georgia | 890,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 129 | Israel | 780,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 130 | El Salvador | 730,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 131 | United Arab Emirates | 700,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 132 | Jordan | 680,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 133 | Oman | 660,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 640,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 135 | Albania | 630,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 570,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 46.7% | rising |
| 137 | Armenia | 490,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 41.0% | rising |
| 138 | Guyana | 480,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 138 | Lebanon | 480,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 140 | Slovenia | 470,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 141 | Lesotho | 420,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 142 | Eswatini | 350,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 143 | Kuwait | 330,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 310,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 145 | Iceland | 280,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 146 | Gabon | 270,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 146 | Gambia | 270,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 148 | Qatar | 259,999 tonnes | 2023 | up 136.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Djibouti | 230,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 149 | Jamaica | 230,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 149 | Liberia | 230,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 149 | East Timor | 230,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 153 | Belize | 180,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 154 | Fiji | 170,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 154 | Suriname | 170,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 160,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 158 | Cyprus | 150,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 159 | Mauritius | 100,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 160 | Brunei | 90,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 160 | Montenegro | 90,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 162 | Bhutan | 70,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 162 | Vanuatu | 70,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 164 | Cape Verde | 50,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 165 | Comoros | 40,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 166 | Barbados | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 166 | Samoa | 30,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 168 | Bahrain | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 168 | Micronesia (country) | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 168 | Tonga | 20,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Bahamas | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 172 | Dominica | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | Equatorial Guinea | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Grenada | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 172 | Singapore | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 172 | Sao Tome and Principe | 10,000 tonnes | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Andorra | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Kiribati | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Maldives | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Marshall Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Nauru | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Palau | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Seychelles | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Tuvalu | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 tonnes | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 181 | Cook Islands | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
| 181 | Niue | 0 tonnes | 2023 | — | flat |
About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.