Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions in China have increased more than 50 percent since 1990 and reached a high of 460 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2021. China is the largest emitter of nitrous oxides worldwide. Nitrous oxide is a potent greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 273 times greater than carbon dioxide over a 100-year period.
Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Includes nitrous oxide emissions from fossil fuels, industry and agricultural sources.
Nitrous oxide emissions are measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), so are weighted for its 100-year global warming potential value.
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OWID. (February 13, 2023). Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382832/china-nitrous-oxide-emission/
OWID. "Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382832/china-nitrous-oxide-emission/
OWID. (2023). Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382832/china-nitrous-oxide-emission/
OWID. "Annual Nitrous Oxide (N₂o) Emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382832/china-nitrous-oxide-emission/
OWID, Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382832/china-nitrous-oxide-emission/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in China from 1990 to 2021 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], OWID, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382832/china-nitrous-oxide-emission/
