China vs United States: On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O

China
6,273 kt
in 2023
United States
2,949 kt
in 2023
China rank
2nd
United States rank
4th

On-farm energy use — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China
  • United States
02.0k4.0k6.0k199020062023

How they compare

China currently reports 6,273 kt against 2,949 kt in United States, a difference of 3,324 kt.

That makes China's figure about 2.1 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States ahead.

China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China United States Difference Ahead
1990s 3,834 kt 3,440 kt 394.4 kt China
2000s 4,359 kt 3,674 kt 685.31 kt China
2010s 5,217 kt 3,310 kt 1,906 kt China
2020s 6,041 kt 2,881 kt 3,160 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China or United States?
China, at 6,273 kt against 2,949 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China and United States?
3,324 kt, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and United States rank globally for on-farm energy use — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as On-farm energy use — 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
On-farm energy use — 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
230 places, 7,288 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