China is the world's largest emitter of nitrous oxide (N₂O), having produced 411 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent of this potent greenhouse gas in 2023. This accounted for roughly 14 percent of global N₂O emissions that year. India ranked second, followed by the United States, and the 27 countries that make up the European Union.
Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions in major economies worldwide in 2023
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Figures have been rounded. N₂O emissions have been converted to carbon-dioxide equivalents over a 100-year timescale using a conversion factor of 273 (as per the IPCC AR6 report).
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