Nitrous oxide emissions in energy sector

China is the top country by nitrous oxide emissions in energy in the world. As of 2020, nitrous oxide emissions in energy in China was 56,111.6 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent that accounts for 21.23% of the world's nitrous oxide emissions in energy. The top 5 countries (others are the United States of America, India, Brazil, and Japan) account for 54.07% of it. The world's total nitrous oxide emissions in energy was estimated at 264,333.1 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent in 2020.