China vs India: Agrifood systems — Emissions
Agrifood systems — Emissions over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 27,090 kt against 25,287 kt in China, a difference of 1,803 kt.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 257 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,358 kt | 22,603 kt | 755.37 kt | China |
| 2000s | 24,503 kt | 24,029 kt | 473.39 kt | China |
| 2010s | 24,568 kt | 25,460 kt | 892.67 kt | India |
| 2020s | 25,074 kt | 26,770 kt | 1,696 kt | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher agrifood systems — emissions, China or India?
- India, at 27,090 kt against 25,287 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in agrifood systems — emissions between China and India?
- 1,803 kt, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for agrifood systems — emissions?
- China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 257 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood systems — 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