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

China, mainland
27,295 kt
in 2023
United States
9,566 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
United States rank
5th

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time

  • China, mainland
  • United States
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 27,295 kt against 9,566 kt in United States, a difference of 17,729 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.9 times United States's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 232 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland United States Difference Ahead
1960s 5,494 kt 3,739 kt 1,755 kt China, mainland
1970s 7,918 kt 4,489 kt 3,429 kt China, mainland
1980s 11,323 kt 5,069 kt 6,254 kt China, mainland
1990s 15,839 kt 6,334 kt 9,506 kt China, mainland
2000s 19,554 kt 7,780 kt 11,774 kt China, mainland
2010s 23,794 kt 8,469 kt 15,325 kt China, mainland
2020s 26,738 kt 9,368 kt 17,371 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China, mainland or United States?
China, mainland, at 27,295 kt against 9,566 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China, mainland and United States?
17,729 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 232 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — 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
Waste — 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
265 places, 15,268 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