China vs India: Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4
Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 321.44 kt against 166.12 kt in India, a difference of 155.32 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 4th of 207 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 | 56.91 kt | 29.16 kt | 27.75 kt | China |
| 2000s | 94.79 kt | 40.1 kt | 54.7 kt | China |
| 2010s | 239.14 kt | 120.2 kt | 118.94 kt | China |
| 2020s | 327.31 kt | 154.46 kt | 172.86 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher food transport — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or India?
- China, at 321.44 kt against 166.12 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in food transport — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and India?
- 155.32 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 (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 4th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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 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