India vs United States: Energy — Emissions
Energy — Emissions over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 4.64 million kt against 2.91 million kt in India, a difference of 1.73 million kt.
That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
India ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 231 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 159,000 kt | 3.40 million kt | 3.24 million kt | United States |
| 1970s | 236,000 kt | 4.61 million kt | 4.38 million kt | United States |
| 1980s | 410,300 kt | 4.59 million kt | 4.18 million kt | United States |
| 1990s | 773,900 kt | 5.12 million kt | 4.35 million kt | United States |
| 2000s | 1.19 million kt | 5.63 million kt | 4.43 million kt | United States |
| 2010s | 2.11 million kt | 5.12 million kt | 3.01 million kt | United States |
| 2020s | 2.60 million kt | 4.66 million kt | 2.06 million kt | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions, India or United States?
- United States, at 4.64 million kt against 2.91 million kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions between India and United States?
- 1.73 million kt, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do India and United States rank globally for energy — emissions?
- India ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 231 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2). 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