China vs Low & middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time
- China
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 1,273 Mt CO2e against 249.49 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 1,024 Mt CO2e.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 5.1 times China's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 91.07 Mt CO2e | 517.08 Mt CO2e | 426.01 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 151.31 Mt CO2e | 688.01 Mt CO2e | 536.7 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 219.65 Mt CO2e | 847.6 Mt CO2e | 627.94 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 256.75 Mt CO2e | 996.72 Mt CO2e | 739.97 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 253.74 Mt CO2e | 1,155 Mt CO2e | 901.6 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 240.1 Mt CO2e | 1,248 Mt CO2e | 1,008 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture, China or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 1,273 Mt CO2e against 249.49 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture between China and Low & middle income?
- 1,024 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and Low & middle income rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from agriculture?
- China ranks 1st and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).