China vs India: Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) (Pre- CO2)
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CO2) (Pre- CO2) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 907,045 kt against 154,467 kt in India, a difference of 752,578 kt.
That makes China's figure about 5.9 times India's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 247 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 | 200,544 kt | 34,641 kt | 165,903 kt | China |
| 2000s | 509,869 kt | 66,227 kt | 443,642 kt | China |
| 2010s | 777,859 kt | 127,554 kt | 650,306 kt | China |
| 2020s | 871,504 kt | 148,312 kt | 723,192 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 907,045 kt against 154,467 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in pre- and post-production — emissions between China and India?
- 752,578 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 2nd and India ranks 5th of 247 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.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.