China vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita)
China
0.1184 tonnes per person
in 2024
India
0.1227 tonnes per person
in 2024
China rank
94th
India rank
91st
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita (flaring capita) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.1227 tonnes per person against 0.1184 tonnes per person in China, a difference of 0.0043 tonnes per person.
Across all 45 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 94th and India ranks 91st of 204 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0078 tonnes per person | 0.0255 tonnes per person | 0.0176 tonnes per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.0246 tonnes per person | 0.0448 tonnes per person | 0.0202 tonnes per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.0375 tonnes per person | 0.1111 tonnes per person | 0.0735 tonnes per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.0652 tonnes per person | 0.1096 tonnes per person | 0.0444 tonnes per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.0929 tonnes per person | 0.1136 tonnes per person | 0.0208 tonnes per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.112 tonnes per person | 0.1208 tonnes per person | 0.0088 tonnes per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita, China or India?
- India, at 0.1227 tonnes per person against 0.1184 tonnes per person in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita between China and India?
- 0.0043 tonnes per person, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring, per capita?
- China ranks 94th and India ranks 91st of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.