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

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs India: Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CO2eq AR5 Emissions

China

0.0001 kt per person

in 2023

India

0.0001 kt per person

in 2023

China rank

120th

India rank

118th

Meat of cattle: Emissions (CO2eq) … capita CO2eq AR5 Emissions over time

China
India

How they compare

India currently reports 0.0001 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in China, a difference of 0 kt per person.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was India ahead.

China ranks 120th and India ranks 118th of 167 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	India	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0003 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	India
1970s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	India
1980s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	India
1990s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0002 kt per person	0 kt per person	India
2000s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0 kt per person	India
2010s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0 kt per person	India
2020s	0.0001 kt per person	0.0001 kt per person	0 kt per person	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq), China or India?: India, at 0.0001 kt per person against 0.0001 kt per person in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq) between China and India?: 0 kt per person, with India 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 meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — emissions (co2eq)?: China ranks 120th and India ranks 118th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita
Unit: kt per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 9,626 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.