China, mainland vs India: IPPU — Emissions

China, mainland
266 kt
in 2023
India
242 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
2nd
India rank
3rd

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
0100200300196119922023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 266 kt against 242 kt in India, a difference of 24 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 148 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1960s 13.2 kt 3.21 kt 9.99 kt China, mainland
1970s 13.4 kt 2.9 kt 10.5 kt China, mainland
1980s 9.8 kt 1.59 kt 8.22 kt China, mainland
1990s 18.78 kt 3.04 kt 15.74 kt China, mainland
2000s 57.61 kt 4.56 kt 53.05 kt China, mainland
2010s 189.5 kt 152 kt 37.5 kt China, mainland
2020s 257.5 kt 226 kt 31.5 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 266 kt against 242 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between China, mainland and India?
24 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for ippu — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 148 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
181 places, 10,289 data points, 1961–2023
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