China (People’s Republic of) vs India: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- India
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 23.15 Mt CO2e against 7.48 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 15.67 Mt CO2e.
That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 3.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 3 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2304 Mt CO2e | 1.04 Mt CO2e | 0.81 Mt CO2e | India |
| 1980s | 0.3305 Mt CO2e | 1.57 Mt CO2e | 1.24 Mt CO2e | India |
| 1990s | 0.9734 Mt CO2e | 2.46 Mt CO2e | 1.48 Mt CO2e | India |
| 2000s | 7 Mt CO2e | 3.14 Mt CO2e | 3.85 Mt CO2e | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2010s | 16.23 Mt CO2e | 6.02 Mt CO2e | 10.21 Mt CO2e | China (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 22.05 Mt CO2e | 6.72 Mt CO2e | 15.33 Mt CO2e | China (People’s Republic of) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), China (People’s Republic of) or India?
- China (People’s Republic of), at 23.15 Mt CO2e against 7.48 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between China (People’s Republic of) and India?
- 15.67 Mt CO2e, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and India rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 195 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 Transport (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 the transportation sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.3.a Civil Aviation, 1.A.3.b_noRES Road Transportation no resuspension, 1.A.3.c Railways, 1.A.3.d Water-borne Navigation, 1.A.3.e Other Transportation. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).