China vs India: Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China
370,060 kt
in 2050
India
457,538 kt
in 2050
China rank
4th
India rank
2nd

Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 457,538 kt against 370,060 kt in China, a difference of 87,478 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 227 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 116,896 kt 247,379 kt 130,483 kt India
1970s 138,747 kt 265,192 kt 126,444 kt India
1980s 157,413 kt 307,638 kt 150,224 kt India
1990s 211,021 kt 340,202 kt 129,181 kt India
2000s 219,760 kt 361,421 kt 141,661 kt India
2010s 191,771 kt 384,830 kt 193,059 kt India
2020s 207,698 kt 403,224 kt 195,526 kt India
2030s 311,558 kt 406,127 kt 94,569 kt India
2050s 370,060 kt 457,538 kt 87,478 kt India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or India?
India, at 457,538 kt against 370,060 kt in China as of 2050.
What is the difference in enteric fermentation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and India?
87,478 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 (co2eq) from ch4?
China ranks 4th and India ranks 2nd of 227 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enteric Fermentation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 15,408 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