Nitrous oxide emissions in China
China emitted 423.62 million tonnes of nitrous oxide (CO2 equivalent) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
China, 2024
423.62
Change from 2023
+0.8%
World, 2024
2,527.41 Mt CO2e
Position in 2024
1st of 203
Nitrous oxide emissions in China over time
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Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 423.62 Mt CO2e | 2,527.41 Mt CO2e |
| 2023 | 420.19 Mt CO2e | 2,505.59 Mt CO2e |
| 2022 | 405.76 Mt CO2e | 2,471.90 Mt CO2e |
| 2021 | 394.91 Mt CO2e | 2,454.32 Mt CO2e |
| 2020 | 387.19 Mt CO2e | 2,423.63 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | 387.03 Mt CO2e | 2,419.56 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | 378.07 Mt CO2e | 2,385.52 Mt CO2e |
| 2017 | 371.10 Mt CO2e | 2,376.62 Mt CO2e |
| 2016 | 386.31 Mt CO2e | 2,363.67 Mt CO2e |
| 2015 | 401.11 Mt CO2e | 2,341.39 Mt CO2e |
| 2014 | 393.42 Mt CO2e | 2,323.79 Mt CO2e |
| 2013 | 413.25 Mt CO2e | 2,323.96 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | 409.60 Mt CO2e | 2,294.92 Mt CO2e |
| 2011 | 403.37 Mt CO2e | 2,278.65 Mt CO2e |
| 2010 | 383.33 Mt CO2e | 2,220.82 Mt CO2e |
| 2009 | 396.24 Mt CO2e | 2,186.55 Mt CO2e |
| 2008 | 401.50 Mt CO2e | 2,186.17 Mt CO2e |
| 2007 | 410.57 Mt CO2e | 2,210.85 Mt CO2e |
| 2006 | 410.80 Mt CO2e | 2,166.48 Mt CO2e |
| 2005 | 387.87 Mt CO2e | 2,126.09 Mt CO2e |
| 2004 | 374.47 Mt CO2e | 2,103.56 Mt CO2e |
| 2003 | 352.43 Mt CO2e | 2,045.86 Mt CO2e |
| 2002 | 347.41 Mt CO2e | 2,013.85 Mt CO2e |
| 2001 | 327.55 Mt CO2e | 2,006.31 Mt CO2e |
| 2000 | 329.81 Mt CO2e | 2,012.74 Mt CO2e |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8% from 420.19 Mt CO2e in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 393.42 Mt CO2e, the figure has changed by +7.7%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, China has the highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 2,527.41 Mt CO2e.
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1,485.3 Mt CO2e
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Total greenhouse gas emissions
15,536.1 Mt CO2e
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Temperature change
1.92e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.70e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
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Greenhouse gas emissions per person
11.0 t CO2e per person
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CO2 emissions per person
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