India vs Low & middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste over time
- India
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 101.25 Mt CO2e against 18.93 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 82.32 Mt CO2e.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 5.3 times India's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
India ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.42 Mt CO2e | 27.58 Mt CO2e | 22.16 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 7.22 Mt CO2e | 37.62 Mt CO2e | 30.4 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 9.45 Mt CO2e | 50.16 Mt CO2e | 40.71 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 11.28 Mt CO2e | 62.79 Mt CO2e | 51.52 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 14.8 Mt CO2e | 84.07 Mt CO2e | 69.26 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 18.06 Mt CO2e | 97.8 Mt CO2e | 79.74 Mt CO2e | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste, India or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 101.25 Mt CO2e against 18.93 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste between India and Low & middle income?
- 82.32 Mt CO2e, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Low & middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do India and Low & middle income rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from waste?
- India ranks 2nd and Low & middle income ranks 3rd of 203 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 Waste (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 waste sector. This includes emissions from solid waste (IPCC 2006 codes 4.A Solid Waste Disposal, 4.B Biological Treatment of Solid Waste, 4.C Incineration and Open Burning of Waste) and wastewater treatment (IPCC 2006 code 4.D Wastewater Treatment and Discharge). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).