China vs India: Food Transport — Emissions (CH4)
Food Transport — Emissions (CH4) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 11.48 kt against 5.93 kt in India, a difference of 5.55 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 233 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.03 kt | 1.04 kt | 0.9912 kt | China |
| 2000s | 3.39 kt | 1.43 kt | 1.95 kt | China |
| 2010s | 8.54 kt | 4.29 kt | 4.25 kt | China |
| 2020s | 11.69 kt | 5.52 kt | 6.17 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions, China or India?
- China, at 11.48 kt against 5.93 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions between China and India?
- 5.55 kt, with China 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 food transport — emissions?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 233 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.