China vs United States: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 23.15 Mt CO2e against 20.68 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 2.47 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2304 Mt CO2e | 14.74 Mt CO2e | 14.51 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1980s | 0.3305 Mt CO2e | 15.81 Mt CO2e | 15.48 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1990s | 0.9734 Mt CO2e | 18.5 Mt CO2e | 17.53 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2000s | 7 Mt CO2e | 28.47 Mt CO2e | 21.48 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2010s | 16.23 Mt CO2e | 24.73 Mt CO2e | 8.5 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 2020s | 22.05 Mt CO2e | 20.56 Mt CO2e | 1.49 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), China or United States?
- China, at 23.15 Mt CO2e against 20.68 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between China and United States?
- 2.47 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and United States rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
- China ranks 1st and United States 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 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).