China vs United States: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 423.62 Mt CO2e against 215.6 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 208.02 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 2.0 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 4th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 136.1 Mt CO2e | 261.96 Mt CO2e | 125.86 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1980s | 208.41 Mt CO2e | 239.06 Mt CO2e | 30.65 Mt CO2e | United States |
| 1990s | 296.59 Mt CO2e | 234.83 Mt CO2e | 61.77 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2000s | 373.86 Mt CO2e | 234.33 Mt CO2e | 139.53 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 392.66 Mt CO2e | 224.92 Mt CO2e | 167.74 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 406.33 Mt CO2e | 216.17 Mt CO2e | 190.16 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, China or United States?
- China, at 423.62 Mt CO2e against 215.6 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf between China and United States?
- 208.02 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and United States rank globally for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- China ranks 1st and United States 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
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).