Since 1850, Germany has released nitrous oxide emissions equivalent to five billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂e). The decade with the highest volume of nitrous oxide emissions produced in Germany was the 1970s, at more than 700 MtCO₂e. Cumulative emissions have been falling each decade since, and amounted to less than 400 MtCO₂e throughout the 2010s. Nevertheless, Germany is historically the largest nitrous oxide emitter in the European Union.
Cumulative nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Germany 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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