China vs India: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 5.84 Mt CO2e against 5.73 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 0.11 Mt CO2e.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 193 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.91 Mt CO2e | 1.1 Mt CO2e | 0.8055 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1980s | 2.67 Mt CO2e | 1.23 Mt CO2e | 1.44 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1990s | 3.47 Mt CO2e | 1.56 Mt CO2e | 1.92 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2000s | 5.68 Mt CO2e | 2.2 Mt CO2e | 3.48 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 8.6 Mt CO2e | 3.82 Mt CO2e | 4.78 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 5.89 Mt CO2e | 5.35 Mt CO2e | 0.5413 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), China or India?
- India, at 5.84 Mt CO2e against 5.73 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between China and India?
- 0.11 Mt CO2e, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 193 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 Industrial Combustion (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 industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).