China vs India: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 38.52 Mt CO2e against 17.63 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 20.89 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 2.2 times India's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 203 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 | 22.85 Mt CO2e | 5.72 Mt CO2e | 17.14 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1980s | 27.72 Mt CO2e | 7.01 Mt CO2e | 20.72 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1990s | 34.23 Mt CO2e | 8.66 Mt CO2e | 25.57 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2000s | 50.88 Mt CO2e | 10.72 Mt CO2e | 40.16 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 36.68 Mt CO2e | 13.73 Mt CO2e | 22.95 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 37.26 Mt CO2e | 16.17 Mt CO2e | 21.08 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes, China or India?
- China, at 38.52 Mt CO2e against 17.63 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes between China and India?
- 20.89 Mt CO2e, with China 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 processes?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 203 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 Processes (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 processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).