India vs United States: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 33.89 Mt CO2e against 17.63 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 16.26 Mt CO2e.
That makes United States's figure about 1.9 times India's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
India ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 203 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.72 Mt CO2e | 112.22 Mt CO2e | 106.5 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1980s | 7.01 Mt CO2e | 79.87 Mt CO2e | 72.86 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1990s | 8.66 Mt CO2e | 56.49 Mt CO2e | 47.82 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2000s | 10.72 Mt CO2e | 42.66 Mt CO2e | 31.94 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2010s | 13.73 Mt CO2e | 34.5 Mt CO2e | 20.76 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2020s | 16.17 Mt CO2e | 33.84 Mt CO2e | 17.67 Mt CO2e | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes, India or United States?
- United States, at 33.89 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 India and United States?
- 16.26 Mt CO2e, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do India and United States rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from industrial processes?
- India ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd 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).