China vs Middle income: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

China
423.62 Mt CO2e
in 2024
Middle income
1,595 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China rank
1st
Middle income rank
4th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • China
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 1,595 Mt CO2e against 423.62 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 1,171 Mt CO2e.

That makes Middle income's figure about 3.8 times China's.

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

China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Middle income Difference Ahead
1970s 136.1 Mt CO2e 623.56 Mt CO2e 487.46 Mt CO2e Middle income
1980s 208.41 Mt CO2e 830.01 Mt CO2e 621.6 Mt CO2e Middle income
1990s 296.59 Mt CO2e 1,017 Mt CO2e 719.99 Mt CO2e Middle income
2000s 373.86 Mt CO2e 1,214 Mt CO2e 840.28 Mt CO2e Middle income
2010s 392.66 Mt CO2e 1,421 Mt CO2e 1,028 Mt CO2e Middle income
2020s 406.33 Mt CO2e 1,550 Mt CO2e 1,144 Mt CO2e Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, China or Middle income?
Middle income, at 1,595 Mt CO2e against 423.62 Mt CO2e in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between China and Middle income?
1,171 Mt CO2e, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Middle income?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do China and Middle income rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
China ranks 1st and Middle income ranks 4th of 204 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

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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
250 places, 13,750 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 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).