China vs India: Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O)

China
1.07 kt
in 2050
India
1.31 kt
in 2050
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st

Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O) over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.31 kt against 1.07 kt in China, a difference of 0.24 kt.

That makes India's figure about 1.2 times China's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 150 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 1.15 kt 1.39 kt 0.2394 kt India
1970s 1.37 kt 1.49 kt 0.1166 kt India
1980s 1.28 kt 1.57 kt 0.2815 kt India
1990s 1.23 kt 1.66 kt 0.4373 kt India
2000s 1.12 kt 1.67 kt 0.5528 kt India
2010s 1.18 kt 1.68 kt 0.4996 kt India
2020s 1.15 kt 1.81 kt 0.658 kt India
2030s 1.21 kt 1.3 kt 0.0917 kt India
2050s 1.07 kt 1.31 kt 0.2376 kt India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice — burning crop residues, China or India?
India, at 1.31 kt against 1.07 kt in China as of 2050.
What is the difference in rice — burning crop residues between China and India?
0.24 kt, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
How do China and India rank globally for rice — burning crop residues?
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 150 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Rice — Burning crop residues (Emissions N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
184 places, 10,111 data points, 1961–2050
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).