India vs United States: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre

India
0.0467 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
0.0468 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India rank
33rd
United States rank
32nd

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time

  • India
  • United States
0.010.020.030.040.05196119922023

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.0468 kt per square kilometre against 0.0467 kt per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0001 kt per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

India ranks 33rd and United States ranks 32nd of 185 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 0.0151 kt per square kilometre 0.0364 kt per square kilometre 0.0212 kt per square kilometre United States
1970s 0.0187 kt per square kilometre 0.0417 kt per square kilometre 0.023 kt per square kilometre United States
1980s 0.0288 kt per square kilometre 0.0414 kt per square kilometre 0.0127 kt per square kilometre United States
1990s 0.0297 kt per square kilometre 0.0406 kt per square kilometre 0.0109 kt per square kilometre United States
2000s 0.0354 kt per square kilometre 0.0408 kt per square kilometre 0.0054 kt per square kilometre United States
2010s 0.039 kt per square kilometre 0.0415 kt per square kilometre 0.0025 kt per square kilometre United States
2020s 0.0421 kt per square kilometre 0.0441 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, India or United States?
United States, at 0.0468 kt per square kilometre against 0.0467 kt per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between India and United States?
0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 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 (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
India ranks 33rd and United States ranks 32nd of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
186 places, 10,671 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.