India vs United States of America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy)

India
8.28 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
5.54 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
2nd
United States of America rank
3rd

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

  • India
  • United States of America
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How they compare

India currently reports 8.28 Mt CO2e against 5.54 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 2.74 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

India ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 3.14 Mt CO2e 6.46 Mt CO2e 3.31 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 4.42 Mt CO2e 6.58 Mt CO2e 2.17 Mt CO2e United States of America
1990s 6.09 Mt CO2e 6.49 Mt CO2e 0.3982 Mt CO2e United States of America
2000s 6.84 Mt CO2e 6.41 Mt CO2e 0.4332 Mt CO2e India
2010s 7.8 Mt CO2e 6.42 Mt CO2e 1.37 Mt CO2e India
2020s 8.04 Mt CO2e 5.62 Mt CO2e 2.43 Mt CO2e India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy), India or United States of America?
India, at 8.28 Mt CO2e against 5.54 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) between India and United States of America?
2.74 Mt CO2e, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and United States of America rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy)?
India ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd 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).