China vs India: IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
IPPU — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 7,604 kt against 6,776 kt in India, a difference of 828 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 148 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 | 380.04 kt | 89.97 kt | 290.07 kt | China |
| 1970s | 386.15 kt | 81.2 kt | 304.95 kt | China |
| 1980s | 303.97 kt | 44.44 kt | 259.53 kt | China |
| 1990s | 569.24 kt | 85.15 kt | 484.09 kt | China |
| 2000s | 1,716 kt | 127.79 kt | 1,588 kt | China |
| 2010s | 5,459 kt | 4,256 kt | 1,203 kt | China |
| 2020s | 7,372 kt | 6,328 kt | 1,044 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or India?
- China, at 7,604 kt against 6,776 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in ippu — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and India?
- 828 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 (co2eq) from ch4?
- China ranks 1st 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). 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