China vs India: IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
IPPU — Emissions (CO2) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 1.20 million kt against 258,000 kt in India, a difference of 941,330 kt.
That makes China's figure about 4.6 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 232 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32,479 kt | 12,821 kt | 19,658 kt | China |
| 1970s | 58,377 kt | 18,460 kt | 39,917 kt | China |
| 1980s | 125,056 kt | 29,100 kt | 95,956 kt | China |
| 1990s | 271,595 kt | 58,040 kt | 213,555 kt | China |
| 2000s | 629,505 kt | 96,530 kt | 532,975 kt | China |
| 2010s | 1.15 million kt | 169,700 kt | 984,139 kt | China |
| 2020s | 1.26 million kt | 226,250 kt | 1.03 million kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions, China or India?
- China, at 1.20 million kt against 258,000 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions between China and India?
- 941,330 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for ippu — emissions?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as IPPU — Emissions (CO2). 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