Australia vs India: Nitrous oxide emissions by sector

Australia
89.30 million tonnes
in 2023
India
220.53 million tonnes
in 2023
Australia rank
5th
India rank
2nd

Nitrous oxide emissions by sector over time

  • Australia
  • India
50.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 220.53 million tonnes against 89.30 million tonnes in Australia, a difference of 131.23 million tonnes.

That makes India's figure about 2.5 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.