China vs Euro area: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

China
64.79 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Euro area
3.15 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China rank
1st
Euro area rank
2nd

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • China
  • Euro area
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How they compare

China currently reports 64.79 Mt CO2e against 3.15 Mt CO2e in Euro area, a difference of 61.64 Mt CO2e.

That makes China's figure about 20.6 times Euro area's.

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

China ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Euro area in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Euro area Difference Ahead
1970s 1.31 Mt CO2e 3.11 Mt CO2e 1.81 Mt CO2e Euro area
1980s 2.33 Mt CO2e 4.45 Mt CO2e 2.12 Mt CO2e Euro area
1990s 6.11 Mt CO2e 7.16 Mt CO2e 1.06 Mt CO2e Euro area
2000s 20.73 Mt CO2e 7.54 Mt CO2e 13.19 Mt CO2e China
2010s 38.54 Mt CO2e 6.04 Mt CO2e 32.5 Mt CO2e China
2020s 59.87 Mt CO2e 3.8 Mt CO2e 56.07 Mt CO2e China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), China or Euro area?
China, at 64.79 Mt CO2e against 3.15 Mt CO2e in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between China and Euro area?
61.64 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Euro area?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do China and Euro area rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
China ranks 1st and Euro area ranks 2nd of 194 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 Power Industry (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 Power Industry (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
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).