China vs Northern America: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)

China
13,590 kt
in 2023
Northern America
23,678 kt
in 2023
China rank
6th
Northern America rank
9th

IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) over time

  • China
  • Northern America
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How they compare

Northern America currently reports 23,678 kt against 13,590 kt in China, a difference of 10,088 kt.

That makes Northern America's figure about 1.7 times China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Northern America ahead.

China ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 9th of 229 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Northern America in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Northern America Difference Ahead
1960s 7,484 kt 81,858 kt 74,375 kt Northern America
1970s 13,325 kt 93,664 kt 80,339 kt Northern America
1980s 16,628 kt 60,060 kt 43,432 kt Northern America
1990s 18,840 kt 34,628 kt 15,788 kt Northern America
2000s 25,991 kt 21,663 kt 4,328 kt China
2010s 7,448 kt 21,782 kt 14,334 kt Northern America
2020s 12,965 kt 23,119 kt 10,153 kt Northern America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China or Northern America?
Northern America, at 23,678 kt against 13,590 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China and Northern America?
10,088 kt, with Northern America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Northern America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Northern America rank globally for ippu — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China ranks 6th and Northern America ranks 9th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — 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
IPPU — 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
262 places, 15,109 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