China vs India: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions

China
13,216 kt
in 2050
India
16,341 kt
in 2050
China rank
4th
India rank
2nd

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions over time

  • China
  • India
5.0k10.0k15.0k196120052050

How they compare

India currently reports 16,341 kt against 13,216 kt in China, a difference of 3,125 kt.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times China's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

China ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 210 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 4,175 kt 8,835 kt 4,660 kt India
1970s 4,955 kt 9,471 kt 4,516 kt India
1980s 5,622 kt 10,987 kt 5,365 kt India
1990s 7,536 kt 12,150 kt 4,614 kt India
2000s 7,849 kt 12,908 kt 5,059 kt India
2010s 6,849 kt 13,744 kt 6,895 kt India
2020s 7,418 kt 14,401 kt 6,983 kt India
2030s 11,127 kt 14,504 kt 3,377 kt India
2050s 13,216 kt 16,341 kt 3,124 kt India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enteric fermentation — emissions, China or India?
India, at 16,341 kt against 13,216 kt in China as of 2050.
What is the difference in enteric fermentation — emissions between China and India?
3,125 kt, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China and India rank globally for enteric fermentation — emissions?
China ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
246 places, 14,610 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

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