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Australia: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste

1.03Mt CO2e · 2024+12.8% since 2014

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5). Annual figures for Australia from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (Mt CO2e)Note
20241.031
20231.02
20221.009
20210.998
20200.999
20190.987
20180.969
20170.954
20160.942
20150.926
20140.914
20130.903
20120.892
20110.88
20100.792
20090.723
20080.683
20070.656
20060.632
20050.6
20040.586
20030.567
20020.549
20010.522
20000.503
19990.48
19980.463
19970.449
19960.435
19950.423
19940.409
19930.388
19920.369
19910.35
19900.338
19890.337
19880.333
19870.329
19860.32
19850.319
19840.318
19830.305
19820.307
19810.297
19800.292
19790.298
19780.307
19770.299
19760.301
19750.3
19740.273
19730.282
19720.29
19710.286
19700.277

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Joint Research Centre, European Commission, International Energy Agency. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-nitrous-oxide-n2o-emissions-from-waste (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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