China vs United States of America: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- China
- United States of America
How they compare
China currently reports 64.79 Mt CO2e against 5.58 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 59.21 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 11.6 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.31 Mt CO2e | 5.28 Mt CO2e | 3.97 Mt CO2e | United States of America |
| 1980s | 2.33 Mt CO2e | 8.1 Mt CO2e | 5.77 Mt CO2e | United States of America |
| 1990s | 6.11 Mt CO2e | 19.54 Mt CO2e | 13.44 Mt CO2e | United States of America |
| 2000s | 20.73 Mt CO2e | 16.19 Mt CO2e | 4.54 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 38.54 Mt CO2e | 11.25 Mt CO2e | 27.29 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 59.87 Mt CO2e | 6.56 Mt CO2e | 53.31 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 United States of America?
- China, at 64.79 Mt CO2e against 5.58 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between China and United States of America?
- 59.21 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States of America?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and United States of America rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- China ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd 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
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).