Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in China
China: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 423.62 Mt CO2e in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in China, 1970–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
China recorded 423.62 Mt CO2e for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China peaked at 423.62 Mt CO2e in 2024 and was at its lowest, 118.01 Mt CO2e, in 1970.
That places China 1st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 136.1 Mt CO2e | 118.01 Mt CO2e | 172.18 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1980s | 208.41 Mt CO2e | 178.88 Mt CO2e | 250.29 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 1990s | 296.59 Mt CO2e | 260.36 Mt CO2e | 334.87 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2000s | 373.86 Mt CO2e | 327.55 Mt CO2e | 410.81 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 392.66 Mt CO2e | 371.1 Mt CO2e | 413.25 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 406.33 Mt CO2e | 387.19 Mt CO2e | 423.62 Mt CO2e | 5 |
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More environment data for China
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 15,536 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.03 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 498.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 32.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 736.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 3.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1,485 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 4.13 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 5.54 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 195.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China was 423.62 Mt CO2e in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 423.62 Mt CO2e in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 118.01 Mt CO2e in 1970.
- How does China rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- China ranks 1st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).