China vs India: Share of global nitrous oxide emissions
China
16.2%
in 2024
India
10.6%
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Share of global nitrous oxide emissions over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 16.2% against 10.6% in India, a difference of 5.6%.
That makes China's figure about 1.5 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's nitrous oxide emissions.