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Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
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Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).
World Bank code: EN.GHG.N2O.TR.MT.CE.AR5
• Data available for 194 countries • Latest year: 2024
In ,
China
led Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) at 23.15.
The world median across 194 reporting countries was
0.06.
What this measures:
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).
How "Environment" indicators are measured
Environmental indicators cover emissions, land use, biodiversity, and natural resources. Emissions data is often produced by international scientific consortia (EDGAR, Global Carbon Project) and typically lags 2–3 years due to the complexity of fuel- and process-level accounting. Per-capita metrics reveal a different story than absolute totals — small wealthy countries can have high per-capita emissions while contributing little to the global total.
Distribution — 2024
Reporting
194 countries
Median
0.06
Mean
0.52
25th percentile
0.01
75th percentile
0.18
Range
0.00 – 23.15
World at a Glance — 2024
Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).
Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.
Highest Values — 2024
#
Country
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Saudi ArabiaMiddle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1.67
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