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

China, mainland
29,150 kt
in 2023
United States
12,482 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
United States rank
6th

Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 29,150 kt against 12,482 kt in United States, a difference of 16,668 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.3 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 228 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1960s 6,042 kt 26,397 kt 20,355 kt United States
1970s 8,125 kt 28,556 kt 20,432 kt United States
1980s 11,734 kt 30,078 kt 18,343 kt United States
1990s 16,014 kt 31,111 kt 15,097 kt United States
2000s 26,126 kt 23,145 kt 2,981 kt China, mainland
2010s 31,180 kt 14,003 kt 17,177 kt China, mainland
2020s 27,216 kt 12,389 kt 14,827 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 29,150 kt against 12,482 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and United States?
16,668 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 other — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 228 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Other — 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
Other — 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
261 places, 15,016 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