China vs India: Pre- and post-production — Emissions
Pre- and post-production — Emissions over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 10,702 kt against 5,780 kt in India, a difference of 4,922 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 244 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,811 kt | 4,613 kt | 4,197 kt | China |
| 2000s | 9,996 kt | 5,163 kt | 4,833 kt | China |
| 2010s | 10,626 kt | 5,551 kt | 5,074 kt | China |
| 2020s | 10,677 kt | 5,742 kt | 4,936 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, China or India?
- China, at 10,702 kt against 5,780 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between China and India?
- 4,922 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 4th of 244 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). 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 from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.