Since 1850, the United Kingdom (UK) has released almost four billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO₂e) worth of nitrous oxide into the atmosphere. Cumulative nitrous oxide emissions growth in the UK has slowed in recent decades as the country's annual nitrous oxide emissions have declined, falling by more than 58 percent since 1990.
Cumulative nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1850 to 2022
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Figures were calculated by Statista according to the values provided by the source.
Includes nitrous oxide emissions from fossil fuels, industry and agricultural sources.
Nitrous oxide emissions are measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), so are weighted for its 100-year global warming potential value.
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