China, mainland vs India: Food Transport — Emissions

China, mainland
2.51 kt
in 2023
India
1.76 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
4th
India rank
7th

Food Transport — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
11.522.5199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 2.51 kt against 1.76 kt in India, a difference of 0.75 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.4 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 4th and India ranks 7th of 207 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 1.29 kt 1.02 kt 0.2687 kt China, mainland
2000s 1.98 kt 0.9771 kt 1 kt China, mainland
2010s 2.51 kt 1.7 kt 0.8067 kt China, mainland
2020s 2.5 kt 1.63 kt 0.8657 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher food transport — emissions, China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 2.51 kt against 1.76 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in food transport — emissions between China, mainland and India?
0.75 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 transport — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 4th and India ranks 7th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Food Transport — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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