The higher global warming potential of lower-emitting greenhouse gases significantly increases their contributions to the greenhouse effect.For example, over a 100-year time horizon, nitrous oxide is 310 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere.
Gas GWP (100 Years)
| Carbon Dioxide 1 | Methane 21 |
| Nitrous Oxide 310 | HFC-23 11,700 |
| HFC-125 2,800 | HFC-134a 1,300 |
| HFC-143a 3,800 | HFC-152a 140 |
| HFC-227ea 2,900 | HFC-43-10mme 1,300 |
| CH4 6,500 | C2F6 9,200 |
| C4F10 7,000 | C6F14 7,400 |
| PFCs/PFPEs 7,400 | SF6 23,900 |