China, mainland vs India: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, mainland
951,492 kt
in 2023
India
1.05 million kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
5th
India rank
3rd

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 1.05 million kt against 951,492 kt in China, mainland, a difference of 93,808 kt.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China, mainland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China, mainland averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1990s 795,329 kt 710,883 kt 84,447 kt China, mainland
2000s 847,416 kt 785,135 kt 62,281 kt China, mainland
2010s 897,963 kt 924,349 kt 26,386 kt India
2020s 937,371 kt 1.03 million kt 88,252 kt India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or India?
India, at 1.05 million kt against 951,492 kt in China, mainland as of 2023.
What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and India?
93,808 kt, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 5th and India ranks 3rd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf