Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Germany were equivalent to 23 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂e) in 2023. Annual nitrous oxide emissions in Germany have fallen by roughly 55 percent since 1990. Human activities that produce nitrous oxide include agriculture, fuel combustion, and wastewater management.
While not as abundant as carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas with a global warming potential almost 300 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year timescale.
Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Umweltbundesamt. (March 15, 2024). Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308943/nitrous-oxide-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) ." Chart. March 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308943/nitrous-oxide-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. (2024). Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308943/nitrous-oxide-emissions-germany/
Umweltbundesamt. "Annual Nitrous Oxide (N₂o) Emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308943/nitrous-oxide-emissions-germany/
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Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in Germany from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Umweltbundesamt, March 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308943/nitrous-oxide-emissions-germany/