China (People’s Republic of) vs India: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)

China (People’s Republic of)
9.31 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India
8.28 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • India
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 9.31 Mt CO2e against 8.28 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 1.03 Mt CO2e.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 197 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) India Difference Ahead
1970s 10.68 Mt CO2e 3.14 Mt CO2e 7.53 Mt CO2e China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 12.46 Mt CO2e 4.42 Mt CO2e 8.04 Mt CO2e China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 15.85 Mt CO2e 6.09 Mt CO2e 9.76 Mt CO2e China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 12.36 Mt CO2e 6.84 Mt CO2e 5.52 Mt CO2e China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 10.77 Mt CO2e 7.8 Mt CO2e 2.98 Mt CO2e China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 9.52 Mt CO2e 8.04 Mt CO2e 1.48 Mt CO2e China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy), China (People’s Republic of) or India?
China (People’s Republic of), at 9.31 Mt CO2e against 8.28 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between China (People’s Republic of) and India?
1.03 Mt CO2e, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and India rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 197 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 Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,420 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).