Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in China
China: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in China, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
China recorded 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per in 2023.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per in China peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places China 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in China, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -2.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- China's 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, 2.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -29.5% | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 58 Armenia 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 59 Latvia 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 60 Malawi 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 62 Cape Verde 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 63 Dominican Republic 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 64 Estonia 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2291 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.6695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 2.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per in China?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per in China was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does China rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per?
- China ranks 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions from building (energy) (mt co2e), per rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.