Direct nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions accounted for roughly 64 percent of global emissions associated with mineral nitrogen fertilizer use in 2019, at 461 MtCO₂e. Indirect N₂O emissions from leaching and runoff were the second-largest source of emissions from nitrogen fertilizer use. In total, in-field greenhouse gas emissions associated with mineral nitrogen fertilizer use worldwide were estimated at 717 MtCO₂e.
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with mineral nitrogen fertilizer use worldwide in 2019, by type
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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