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

India
7.48 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States
20.68 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

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

  • India
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 20.68 Mt CO2e against 7.48 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 13.2 Mt CO2e.

That makes United States's figure about 2.8 times India's.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1970s 1.04 Mt CO2e 14.74 Mt CO2e 13.7 Mt CO2e United States
1980s 1.57 Mt CO2e 15.81 Mt CO2e 14.24 Mt CO2e United States
1990s 2.46 Mt CO2e 18.5 Mt CO2e 16.05 Mt CO2e United States
2000s 3.14 Mt CO2e 28.47 Mt CO2e 25.33 Mt CO2e United States
2010s 6.02 Mt CO2e 24.73 Mt CO2e 18.71 Mt CO2e United States
2020s 6.72 Mt CO2e 20.56 Mt CO2e 13.84 Mt CO2e United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from transport (energy), India or United States?
United States, at 20.68 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 India and United States?
13.2 Mt CO2e, with United States 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 transport (energy)?
India ranks 3rd 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

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).