Brazil vs China: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.9269 Mt CO2e against 0.7769 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 0.15 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1867 Mt CO2e | 0.1458 Mt CO2e | 0.0409 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.4961 Mt CO2e | 0.2762 Mt CO2e | 0.2199 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 1990s | 0.5377 Mt CO2e | 0.4916 Mt CO2e | 0.0461 Mt CO2e | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.6136 Mt CO2e | 0.7488 Mt CO2e | 0.1352 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 0.744 Mt CO2e | 1.06 Mt CO2e | 0.3158 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 0.7647 Mt CO2e | 0.8524 Mt CO2e | 0.0877 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy), Brazil or China?
- China, at 0.9269 Mt CO2e against 0.7769 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy) between Brazil and China?
- 0.15 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from fugitive emissions (energy)?
- Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 1st of 187 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 Fugitive Emissions (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
A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from fugitive emissions (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.1.bc Petroleum Refining - Manufacture of Solid Fuels and Other Energy Industries, 1.B.1 Solid Fuels, 1.B.2 Oil and Natural Gas, 5.B. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).