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.

Measure: Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) Unit: Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent Data: 1970 to 2024 Source: World Bank
China, 2024 423.62 Million tonnes of CO2 equivalent
Change from 2023 +0.8% 2023: 420.19 Mt CO2e
World, 2024 2,527.41 Mt CO2e Official aggregate
Position in 2024 1st of 203 See the full ranking

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.

Nitrous oxide emissions (EDGAR) (million tonnes of CO2 equivalent), 2000 to 2024
Period ChinaWorld
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.

Source and dates

Original producer
European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.GHG.N2O.MT.CE.AR5 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 for China
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: European Commission JRC, EDGAR Community GHG Database