Which has higher ippu — emissions, India or United States?

India, at 242 kt against 38 kt in United States as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?

63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.

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.

India vs United States: IPPU — Emissions

India

242 kt

in 2023

United States

38 kt

in 2023

India rank

3rd

United States rank

6th

IPPU — Emissions over time

India
United States

How they compare

India currently reports 242 kt against 38 kt in United States, a difference of 204 kt.

That makes India's figure about 6.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th of 148 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.21 kt	16.1 kt	12.89 kt	United States
1970s	2.9 kt	20.07 kt	17.17 kt	United States
1980s	1.59 kt	21.04 kt	19.45 kt	United States
1990s	3.04 kt	27.75 kt	24.71 kt	United States
2000s	4.56 kt	20.85 kt	16.29 kt	United States
2010s	152 kt	23.68 kt	128.32 kt	India
2020s	226 kt	36.95 kt	189.05 kt	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, India or United States?: India, at 242 kt against 38 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between India and United States?: 204 kt, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?: 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and United States rank globally for ippu — emissions?: India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 6th 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: 17 September 2026

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