Africa vs India: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- Africa
- India
How they compare
Africa currently reports 460,642 kt against 138,880 kt in India, a difference of 321,762 kt.
That makes Africa's figure about 3.3 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Africa has been ahead every year.
Africa ranks 8th and India ranks 9th of 33 groups.
Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 216,990 kt | 45,018 kt | 171,973 kt | Africa |
| 1970s | 341,315 kt | 55,608 kt | 285,707 kt | Africa |
| 1980s | 341,853 kt | 85,540 kt | 256,313 kt | Africa |
| 1990s | 490,943 kt | 88,256 kt | 402,687 kt | Africa |
| 2000s | 508,902 kt | 105,140 kt | 403,762 kt | Africa |
| 2010s | 483,546 kt | 115,948 kt | 367,598 kt | Africa |
| 2020s | 457,448 kt | 125,160 kt | 332,288 kt | Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, Africa or India?
- Africa, at 460,642 kt against 138,880 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between Africa and India?
- 321,762 kt, with Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Africa and India rank globally for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- Africa ranks 8th and India ranks 9th of 33 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy — 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