China vs India: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture

China
249.49 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India
200.37 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 249.49 Mt CO2e against 200.37 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 49.12 Mt CO2e.

That makes China's figure about 1.2 times India's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 201 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 13,637 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.2 Liming, 3.C.3 Urea application, 3.C.4 Direct N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.5 Indirect N2O Emissions from managed soils, 3.C.6 Indirect N2O Emissions from manure management, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).