China, mainland vs India: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China, mainland
300,579 kt
in 2023
India
221,409 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
India rank
4th

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 300,579 kt against 221,409 kt in India, a difference of 79,170 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.4 times India's.

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

China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 222 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1990s 256,781 kt 133,214 kt 123,567 kt China, mainland
2000s 294,077 kt 158,133 kt 135,944 kt China, mainland
2010s 315,472 kt 193,349 kt 122,123 kt China, mainland
2020s 299,300 kt 217,673 kt 81,626 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 300,579 kt against 221,409 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and India?
79,170 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — 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
Emissions on agricultural land — 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
276 places, 9,163 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