China vs India: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes

China
38.52 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India
17.63 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
4th

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 38.52 Mt CO2e against 17.63 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 20.89 Mt CO2e.

That makes China's figure about 2.2 times India's.

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

Globally, China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 203 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (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
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).