China vs India: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 596,693 kt against 408,389 kt in China, a difference of 188,304 kt.
That makes India's figure about 1.5 times China's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 221 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 407,333 kt | 503,705 kt | 96,372 kt | India |
| 2000s | 406,185 kt | 528,254 kt | 122,069 kt | India |
| 2010s | 390,377 kt | 557,453 kt | 167,076 kt | India |
| 2020s | 403,108 kt | 588,794 kt | 185,686 kt | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or India?
- India, at 596,693 kt against 408,389 kt in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and India?
- 188,304 kt, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for emissions on agricultural land — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 221 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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