China vs India: Annual CO₂ emissions from oil

China
1.71 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
747.33 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
2nd
India rank
3rd

Annual CO₂ emissions from oil over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 1.71 billion tonnes against 747.33 million tonnes in India, a difference of 958.06 million tonnes.

That makes China's figure about 2.3 times India's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was India ahead.

China ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 215 countries.

Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 7 and India in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1900s 0 tonnes 2.83 million tonnes 2.83 million tonnes India
1910s 0 tonnes 3.13 million tonnes 3.13 million tonnes India
1920s 4,030 tonnes 3.04 million tonnes 3.04 million tonnes India
1930s 465,699 tonnes 815,247 tonnes 349,548 tonnes India
1940s 940,541 tonnes 990,034 tonnes 49,493 tonnes India
1950s 6.21 million tonnes 11.76 million tonnes 5.56 million tonnes India
1960s 35.56 million tonnes 30.77 million tonnes 4.80 million tonnes China
1970s 195.55 million tonnes 63.78 million tonnes 131.77 million tonnes China
1980s 292.94 million tonnes 112.32 million tonnes 180.62 million tonnes China
1990s 461.72 million tonnes 216.65 million tonnes 245.07 million tonnes China
2000s 815.58 million tonnes 360.15 million tonnes 455.43 million tonnes China
2010s 1.31 billion tonnes 554.97 million tonnes 751.11 million tonnes China
2020s 1.61 billion tonnes 676.11 million tonnes 931.66 million tonnes China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions from oil, China or India?
China, at 1.71 billion tonnes against 747.33 million tonnes in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions from oil between China and India?
958.06 million tonnes, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
How do China and India rank globally for annual co₂ emissions from oil?
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions from oil
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 21,740 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes.