China vs India: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq)

China
959,162 kt
in 2023
India
1.04 million kt
in 2023
China rank
3rd
India rank
2nd

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • China
  • India
0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M199020062023

How they compare

India currently reports 1.04 million kt against 959,162 kt in China, a difference of 85,348 kt.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.

China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 222 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1990s 804,826 kt 709,768 kt 95,057 kt China
2000s 856,434 kt 783,936 kt 72,498 kt China
2010s 903,251 kt 922,815 kt 19,564 kt India
2020s 943,584 kt 1.02 million kt 80,908 kt India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher farm gate — emissions (co2eq), China or India?
India, at 1.04 million kt against 959,162 kt in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in farm gate — emissions (co2eq) between China and India?
85,348 kt, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China and India rank globally for farm gate — emissions (co2eq)?
China ranks 3rd and India ranks 2nd of 222 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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