Emissions of nitrous oxide in the European Union (EU-27) decreased by almost ** percent between 1990 and 2023, to *** million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e). Nitrous oxide has a global warming potential*** times greater than carbon dioxide.
Includes nitrous oxide emissions from fossil fuels, industry and agricultural sources. Nitrous oxide emissions are measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), so are weighted for their 100-year global warming potential value.
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