China, mainland vs India: Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq)

China, mainland
997,122 kt
in 2023
India
197,064 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
India rank
5th

Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 997,122 kt against 197,064 kt in India, a difference of 800,058 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 5.1 times India's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 226 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1990s 196,039 kt 38,573 kt 157,465 kt China, mainland
2000s 512,116 kt 71,699 kt 440,417 kt China, mainland
2010s 842,667 kt 154,270 kt 688,398 kt China, mainland
2020s 959,573 kt 190,226 kt 769,347 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 997,122 kt against 197,064 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and India?
800,058 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for energy use (pre- and post-production) — emissions (co2eq)?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Energy Use (Pre- and Post-Production) — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
280 places, 9,120 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.