China, mainland vs India: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China, mainland
- India
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 11.95 million kt against 3.09 million kt in India, a difference of 8.86 million kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 3.9 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 200 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 639,084 kt | 208,561 kt | 430,523 kt | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 1.34 million kt | 297,600 kt | 1.04 million kt | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 2.17 million kt | 504,142 kt | 1.67 million kt | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 3.29 million kt | 874,472 kt | 2.41 million kt | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 5.71 million kt | 1.32 million kt | 4.40 million kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 9.88 million kt | 2.26 million kt | 7.62 million kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 11.42 million kt | 2.76 million kt | 8.66 million kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or India?
- China, mainland, at 11.95 million kt against 3.09 million kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and India?
- 8.86 million kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and India rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq)?
- China, mainland ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) (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