China vs India: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled
China
12.29 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
3.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 12.29 billion tonnes against 3.19 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 9.10 billion tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 3.8 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 11 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 22.29 million tonnes | 23.61 million tonnes | 1.31 million tonnes | India |
| 1910s | 27.80 million tonnes | 32.40 million tonnes | 4.60 million tonnes | India |
| 1920s | 44.57 million tonnes | 39.16 million tonnes | 5.41 million tonnes | China |
| 1930s | 62.31 million tonnes | 41.93 million tonnes | 20.38 million tonnes | China |
| 1940s | 77.87 million tonnes | 52.14 million tonnes | 25.73 million tonnes | China |
| 1950s | 251.05 million tonnes | 78.21 million tonnes | 172.85 million tonnes | China |
| 1960s | 535.97 million tonnes | 147.03 million tonnes | 388.94 million tonnes | China |
| 1970s | 1.15 billion tonnes | 227.90 million tonnes | 921.13 million tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 1.94 billion tonnes | 395.75 million tonnes | 1.54 billion tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 3.11 billion tonnes | 751.91 million tonnes | 2.36 billion tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 5.62 billion tonnes | 1.22 billion tonnes | 4.40 billion tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 9.85 billion tonnes | 2.17 billion tonnes | 7.68 billion tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 11.67 billion tonnes | 2.84 billion tonnes | 8.83 billion tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled, China or India?
- China, at 12.29 billion tonnes against 3.19 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled between China and India?
- 9.10 billion 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 carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level with 84 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.