China vs India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate
China
4.55 % change on previous year
in 2024
India
4.6 % change on previous year
in 2024
China rank
26th
India rank
25th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 4.6 % change on previous year against 4.55 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.05 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 98 shared years of data; in 1927 it was China ahead.
China ranks 26th and India ranks 25th of 215 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, China averaged higher in 10 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 82.5 % change on previous year | 1.66 % change on previous year | 80.83 % change on previous year | China |
| 1930s | 77.53 % change on previous year | 0.8203 % change on previous year | 76.71 % change on previous year | China |
| 1940s | 12.41 % change on previous year | 0.9142 % change on previous year | 11.5 % change on previous year | China |
| 1950s | 18.79 % change on previous year | 7.36 % change on previous year | 11.43 % change on previous year | China |
| 1960s | 19.02 % change on previous year | 8.82 % change on previous year | 10.2 % change on previous year | China |
| 1970s | 18.68 % change on previous year | 8.12 % change on previous year | 10.56 % change on previous year | China |
| 1980s | 8.34 % change on previous year | 6.93 % change on previous year | 1.41 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 6.45 % change on previous year | 6.86 % change on previous year | 0.4113 % change on previous year | India |
| 2000s | 6.18 % change on previous year | 6.09 % change on previous year | 0.0855 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 5.59 % change on previous year | 5.37 % change on previous year | 0.2115 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 4.7 % change on previous year | 4.53 % change on previous year | 0.1641 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate, China or India?
- India, at 4.6 % change on previous year against 4.55 % change on previous year in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate between China and India?
- 0.05 % change on previous year, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 98 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 26th and India ranks 25th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.