Nitrous oxide emissions in China 1990-2021
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.
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