China, mainland vs India: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases

China, mainland
98,746 kt
in 2023
India
38,768 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
India rank
4th

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 98,746 kt against 38,768 kt in India, a difference of 59,978 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.5 times India's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China, mainland ahead.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 191 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 14,397 kt 4,122 kt 10,274 kt China, mainland
2000s 11,691 kt 4,226 kt 7,465 kt China, mainland
2010s 67,508 kt 23,323 kt 44,185 kt China, mainland
2020s 97,645 kt 38,141 kt 59,504 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases, China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 98,746 kt against 38,768 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases between China, mainland and India?
59,978 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 food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
239 places, 7,946 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.