China vs India: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

China

423.62 Mt CO2e

in 2024

India

283.5 Mt CO2e

in 2024

China rank

1st

India rank

2nd

Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

China
India

How they compare

China currently reports 423.62 Mt CO2e against 283.5 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 140.12 Mt CO2e.

That makes China's figure about 1.5 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 203 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (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: 06 August 2026

A measure of annual emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF.. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).