China vs India: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
China
0.0046 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.005 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
108th
India rank
105th
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.005 kt per square kilometre against 0.0046 kt per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0004 kt per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
China ranks 108th and India ranks 105th of 196 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0039 kt per square kilometre | 0.0022 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | 0.0033 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 0.0041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0058 kt per square kilometre | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | India |
| 2020s | 0.0045 kt per square kilometre | 0.0047 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre, China or India?
- India, at 0.005 kt per square kilometre against 0.0046 kt per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre between China and India?
- 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, 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 food transport — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 108th and India ranks 105th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.