China (People’s Republic of) vs India: IPPU — Emissions

China (People’s Republic of)
1.20 million kt
in 2023
India
258,000 kt
in 2023
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
India rank
4th

IPPU — Emissions over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • India
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 1.20 million kt against 258,000 kt in India, a difference of 941,330 kt.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 4.6 times India's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 197 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) India Difference Ahead
1960s 32,479 kt 12,821 kt 19,658 kt China (People’s Republic of)
1970s 58,377 kt 18,460 kt 39,917 kt China (People’s Republic of)
1980s 125,056 kt 29,100 kt 95,956 kt China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 271,595 kt 58,040 kt 213,555 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 629,505 kt 96,530 kt 532,975 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 1.15 million kt 169,700 kt 984,139 kt China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 1.26 million kt 226,250 kt 1.03 million kt China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ippu — emissions, China (People’s Republic of) or India?
China (People’s Republic of), at 1.20 million kt against 258,000 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in ippu — emissions between China (People’s Republic of) and India?
941,330 kt, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and India?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and India rank globally for ippu — emissions?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 197 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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Indicator
IPPU — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 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