United States - Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Field Burning of Agricultural Residues

Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent - 1990 to 2019

Since 2014, United States Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Field Burning of Agricultural Residues decreased by 0.2% year on year. With 175.75 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, the country was number 6 comparing other countries in Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Field Burning of Agricultural Residues. United States is overtaken by Mexico, which was ranked number 5 with 214.2 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent and is followed by Vietnam at 121.35 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent. China topped the ranking with 1,588.99 Thousand Metric Tons of CO2 Equivalent in 2019, that is an increase of 1.4% compared to 2018. India, Brazil and Indonesia respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Cyprus recorded the best 5 years average growth at +16.4% per year, while Spain recorded the worst performance at -14.5% per year.