The average American produced 0.74 tCO2e nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in 2022. Per capita N2O emissions in the U.S. have decreased by almost 23 percent since 1990, with the lowest level during this period recorded in 2020, at 0.73 tCO2e. The U.S. is the world's third largest N2O emitter, behind China and India.
Per capita nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022
(in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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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OWID. (April 8, 2024). Per capita nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388656/nitrous-oxide-emission-united-states/
OWID. "Per capita nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. April 8, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388656/nitrous-oxide-emission-united-states/
OWID. (2024). Per capita nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388656/nitrous-oxide-emission-united-states/
OWID. "Per Capita Nitrous Oxide (N₂o) Emissions in The United States from 1990 to 2022 (in Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388656/nitrous-oxide-emission-united-states/
OWID, Per capita nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388656/nitrous-oxide-emission-united-states/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Per capita nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2022 (in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], OWID, April 8, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1388656/nitrous-oxide-emission-united-states/
