China, mainland vs India: AFOLU — Emissions
AFOLU — Emissions over time
- China, mainland
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 21,066 kt against 14,181 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 6,885 kt.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times China, mainland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 256 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,216 kt | 17,948 kt | 3,732 kt | India |
| 2000s | 14,194 kt | 18,802 kt | 4,608 kt | India |
| 2010s | 13,558 kt | 19,786 kt | 6,229 kt | India |
| 2020s | 13,990 kt | 20,828 kt | 6,839 kt | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher afolu — emissions, China, mainland or India?
- India, at 21,066 kt against 14,181 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in afolu — emissions between China, mainland and India?
- 6,885 kt, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and India rank globally for afolu — emissions?
- China, mainland ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 256 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf