India vs United States: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

India
283.5 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States
215.6 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd

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

  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 283.5 Mt CO2e against 215.6 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 67.9 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1970s 74.61 Mt CO2e 261.96 Mt CO2e 187.35 Mt CO2e United States
1980s 106.76 Mt CO2e 239.06 Mt CO2e 132.3 Mt CO2e United States
1990s 145.96 Mt CO2e 234.83 Mt CO2e 88.87 Mt CO2e United States
2000s 177.77 Mt CO2e 234.33 Mt CO2e 56.56 Mt CO2e United States
2010s 232 Mt CO2e 224.92 Mt CO2e 7.08 Mt CO2e India
2020s 268.5 Mt CO2e 216.17 Mt CO2e 52.32 Mt CO2e India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf, India or United States?
India, at 283.5 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 India and United States?
67.9 Mt CO2e, with India 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 (total) excluding lulucf?
India ranks 2nd and United States 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 (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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).