China vs United States: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 27,847 kt against 9,566 kt in United States, a difference of 18,281 kt.
That makes China's figure about 2.9 times United States's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 5th of 232 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,887 kt | 3,739 kt | 2,147 kt | China |
| 1970s | 8,365 kt | 4,489 kt | 3,876 kt | China |
| 1980s | 11,768 kt | 5,069 kt | 6,699 kt | China |
| 1990s | 16,284 kt | 6,334 kt | 9,951 kt | China |
| 2000s | 20,031 kt | 7,780 kt | 12,251 kt | China |
| 2010s | 24,292 kt | 8,469 kt | 15,822 kt | China |
| 2020s | 27,279 kt | 9,368 kt | 17,911 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o, China or United States?
- China, at 27,847 kt against 9,566 kt in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o between China and United States?
- 18,281 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
- China ranks 2nd 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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About this data
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