China vs India: CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled
China
12.29 billion tonnes
in 2024
India
3.19 billion tonnes
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, 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 co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, 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 co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, 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 co₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
CO₂ emissions from fossil fuels and land-use change with 80 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.