Nitrous oxides (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) were equivalent to 18.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂e) in 2023, dropping one percent from the previous year, and almost 60 percent from 1990. Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential almost 300 times greater than carbon dioxide.
Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
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Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (February 6, 2025). Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 6, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). (2025). Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK). "Annual Nitrous Oxide (N₂o) Emissions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1990 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/
Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero (UK), February 6, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/488633/nitrous-oxide-emission-uk/
