India vs United States: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)

India
24.8 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States
5.58 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd

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

  • India
  • United States
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How they compare

India currently reports 24.8 Mt CO2e against 5.58 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 19.22 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 4.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1970s 0.6205 Mt CO2e 5.28 Mt CO2e 4.66 Mt CO2e United States
1980s 0.9935 Mt CO2e 8.1 Mt CO2e 7.1 Mt CO2e United States
1990s 2.11 Mt CO2e 19.54 Mt CO2e 17.44 Mt CO2e United States
2000s 5.44 Mt CO2e 16.19 Mt CO2e 10.75 Mt CO2e United States
2010s 16.68 Mt CO2e 11.25 Mt CO2e 5.43 Mt CO2e India
2020s 21.39 Mt CO2e 6.56 Mt CO2e 14.83 Mt CO2e India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy), India or United States?
India, at 24.8 Mt CO2e against 5.58 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from power industry (energy) between India and United States?
19.22 Mt CO2e, with India 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 power industry (energy)?
India ranks 2nd and United States 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

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).