China vs India: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
China
10.86 billion tonnes
in 2023
India
2.54 billion tonnes
in 2023
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 10.86 billion tonnes against 2.54 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 8.31 billion tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 4.3 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 120 countries.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.