China, mainland vs United States: AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China, mainland
294,772 kt
in 2023
United States
152,676 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
United States rank
6th

AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 294,772 kt against 152,676 kt in United States, a difference of 142,096 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.9 times United States's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 257 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1990s 253,594 kt 146,243 kt 107,351 kt China, mainland
2000s 290,363 kt 149,241 kt 141,122 kt China, mainland
2010s 310,650 kt 155,114 kt 155,537 kt China, mainland
2020s 293,642 kt 155,511 kt 138,132 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 294,772 kt against 152,676 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and United States?
142,096 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for afolu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 257 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
AFOLU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
291 places, 9,669 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf