China, People's Republic of vs India: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions

China, People's Republic of
10,378 kt
in 2023
India
5,765 kt
in 2023
China, People's Republic of rank
1st
India rank
4th

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions over time

  • China, People's Republic of
  • India
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, People's Republic of currently reports 10,378 kt against 5,765 kt in India, a difference of 4,613 kt.

That makes China, People's Republic of's figure about 1.8 times India's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China, People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

China, People's Republic of ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 215 countries.

China, People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, People's Republic of India Difference Ahead
1990s 8,745 kt 4,610 kt 4,134 kt China, People's Republic of
2000s 9,646 kt 5,158 kt 4,488 kt China, People's Republic of
2010s 10,204 kt 5,539 kt 4,666 kt China, People's Republic of
2020s 10,361 kt 5,728 kt 4,633 kt China, People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions, China, People's Republic of or India?
China, People's Republic of, at 10,378 kt against 5,765 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions between China, People's Republic of and India?
4,613 kt, with China, People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, People's Republic of and India?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, People's Republic of and India rank globally for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
China, People's Republic of ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.