| GHGs | Chemical formula | Lifetime in years | Global warming potential for given time horizon (100 years) | |
| IPCC 2006 | RTI (USEPA) 2010 | |||
| Carbon dioxide | CO2 | 100 | 1 | 1 |
| Methane | CH4 | 12 | 23 | 21 |
| Nitrous oxide | N2O | 114 | 296 | 310 |