Brazil vs China: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Brazil
169.13 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China
423.62 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Brazil rank
4th
China rank
1st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- Brazil
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 423.62 Mt CO2e against 169.13 Mt CO2e in Brazil, a difference of 254.49 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 2.5 times Brazil's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st of 203 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.98 Mt CO2e | 136.1 Mt CO2e | 80.13 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1980s | 74.73 Mt CO2e | 208.41 Mt CO2e | 133.68 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1990s | 92.55 Mt CO2e | 296.59 Mt CO2e | 204.04 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2000s | 118.11 Mt CO2e | 373.86 Mt CO2e | 255.75 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 139.85 Mt CO2e | 392.66 Mt CO2e | 252.81 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 162.31 Mt CO2e | 406.33 Mt CO2e | 244.02 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, Brazil or China?
- China, at 423.62 Mt CO2e against 169.13 Mt CO2e in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between Brazil and China?
- 254.49 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and China?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and China rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- Brazil ranks 4th and China ranks 1st 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (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 agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).