In 2020, the top five emitters of anthropogenic N2O were China (16.7%), India (10.9%), the United States (5.7%), Brazil (5.3%), and Russia (4.6%).
India ranks as the world’s second-largest emitter of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas that warms the atmosphere much more intensely than carbon dioxide. A global assessment published in Earth System Science Data reveals that nearly 11% of global anthropogenic N2O emissions in 2020 originated from India, second only to China at 16%. ...