China vs World: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)

China
9.31 Mt CO2e
in 2024
World
63.18 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China rank
1st
World rank
1st

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

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How they compare

World currently reports 63.18 Mt CO2e against 9.31 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 53.87 Mt CO2e.

That makes World's figure about 6.8 times China's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 197 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China World Difference Ahead
1970s 10.68 Mt CO2e 50.33 Mt CO2e 39.66 Mt CO2e World
1980s 12.46 Mt CO2e 61.04 Mt CO2e 48.59 Mt CO2e World
1990s 15.85 Mt CO2e 64.65 Mt CO2e 48.8 Mt CO2e World
2000s 12.36 Mt CO2e 63.14 Mt CO2e 50.78 Mt CO2e World
2010s 10.77 Mt CO2e 63.48 Mt CO2e 52.71 Mt CO2e World
2020s 9.52 Mt CO2e 62.75 Mt CO2e 53.23 Mt CO2e World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy), China or World?
World, at 63.18 Mt CO2e against 9.31 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between China and World?
53.87 Mt CO2e, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and World?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do China and World rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
China ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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).