China, mainland vs India: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China, mainland
260,544 kt
in 2023
India
215,705 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
India rank
4th

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 260,544 kt against 215,705 kt in India, a difference of 44,839 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.2 times India's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 225 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1960s 58,272 kt 53,401 kt 4,871 kt China, mainland
1970s 92,333 kt 67,830 kt 24,503 kt China, mainland
1980s 154,987 kt 95,628 kt 59,359 kt China, mainland
1990s 220,190 kt 128,716 kt 91,474 kt China, mainland
2000s 255,381 kt 152,801 kt 102,580 kt China, mainland
2010s 278,752 kt 186,965 kt 91,787 kt China, mainland
2020s 260,343 kt 211,799 kt 48,544 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 260,544 kt against 215,705 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and India?
44,839 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 225 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — 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
Agricultural Soils — 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
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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