China (People’s Republic of) vs World: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy)

China (People’s Republic of)
23.15 Mt CO2e
in 2024
World
111.42 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
World rank
1st

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • World
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How they compare

World currently reports 111.42 Mt CO2e against 23.15 Mt CO2e in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 88.27 Mt CO2e.

That makes World's figure about 4.8 times China (People’s Republic of)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 194 countries.

World has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) World Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2304 Mt CO2e 39.95 Mt CO2e 39.72 Mt CO2e World
1980s 0.3305 Mt CO2e 47.85 Mt CO2e 47.52 Mt CO2e World
1990s 0.9734 Mt CO2e 66.27 Mt CO2e 65.29 Mt CO2e World
2000s 7 Mt CO2e 85.29 Mt CO2e 78.3 Mt CO2e World
2010s 16.23 Mt CO2e 100.97 Mt CO2e 84.74 Mt CO2e World
2020s 22.05 Mt CO2e 105.53 Mt CO2e 83.48 Mt CO2e World

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 World?
World, at 111.42 Mt CO2e against 23.15 Mt CO2e in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy) between China (People’s Republic of) and World?
88.27 Mt CO2e, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and World?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and World rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy)?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (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 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).