Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in China
China: Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF was 62.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF in China, 1991–2024
Source: EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Measured in % change from 1990.
Analysis
In 2024, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China stood at 62.7%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China peaked at 62.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 1991.
China ranks 87th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.5% | 2.2% | 28.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 43.6% | 25.8% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 42.5% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 48.7% | 62.7% | 5 |
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More environment data for China
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 928.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 821.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 2,793 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total fisheries production 95.21 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 13.26 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 81.95 million metric tons (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13,125 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.32 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 6,578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon intensity of GDP 0.71 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China?
- Nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf in China was 62.7% in 2024, according to EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 62.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 1991.
- How does China rank for nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf?
- China ranks 87th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is nitrous oxide (n2o) emissions (total) excluding lulucf rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as part of Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change of emissions (as %) of current year with respect to emissions in baseline year 1990 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). Negative values indicate that the emission level for that year is lower than the emissions level in 1990.