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

China, mainland
260,544 kt
in 2023
United States
139,470 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
United States rank
6th

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
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How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 260,544 kt against 139,470 kt in United States, a difference of 121,074 kt.

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

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

China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 260 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1960s 58,272 kt 86,651 kt 28,379 kt United States
1970s 92,333 kt 117,222 kt 24,889 kt United States
1980s 154,987 kt 122,857 kt 32,129 kt China, mainland
1990s 220,190 kt 132,188 kt 88,003 kt China, mainland
2000s 255,381 kt 135,444 kt 119,937 kt China, mainland
2010s 278,752 kt 141,419 kt 137,332 kt China, mainland
2020s 260,343 kt 141,014 kt 119,329 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 United States?
China, mainland, at 260,544 kt against 139,470 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and United States?
121,074 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and United States rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 260 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
294 places, 16,257 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