China, mainland vs India: Pre- and post-production — Emissions

China, mainland
868,716 kt
in 2023
India
154,467 kt
in 2023
China, mainland rank
3rd
India rank
5th

Pre- and post-production — Emissions over time

  • China, mainland
  • India
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199020062023

How they compare

China, mainland currently reports 868,716 kt against 154,467 kt in India, a difference of 714,249 kt.

That makes China, mainland's figure about 5.6 times India's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.

China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 220 countries.

China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, mainland India Difference Ahead
1990s 174,244 kt 34,641 kt 139,604 kt China, mainland
2000s 474,782 kt 66,227 kt 408,555 kt China, mainland
2010s 739,771 kt 127,554 kt 612,217 kt China, mainland
2020s 832,696 kt 148,312 kt 684,385 kt China, mainland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pre- and post-production — emissions, China, mainland or India?
China, mainland, at 868,716 kt against 154,467 kt in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between China, mainland and India?
714,249 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do China, mainland and India rank globally for pre- and post-production — emissions?
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

China, mainland vs India: Pre- and post-production — Emissions. Statizoid, drawing on Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/pre-and-post-production-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/china-mainland/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/pre-and-post-production-emissions-co2-fao-tier-1/china-mainland/india/">China, mainland vs India: Pre- and post-production — Emissions</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 8,993 data points, 1990–2023
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