China vs India: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4

China
137,145 kt
in 2050
India
100,647 kt
in 2050
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd

Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 137,145 kt against 100,647 kt in India, a difference of 36,498 kt.

That makes China's figure about 1.4 times India's.

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

China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 115 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1960s 146,860 kt 106,557 kt 40,303 kt China
1970s 175,248 kt 114,200 kt 61,048 kt China
1980s 164,064 kt 120,160 kt 43,904 kt China
1990s 156,699 kt 127,714 kt 28,985 kt China
2000s 142,932 kt 128,313 kt 14,619 kt China
2010s 151,109 kt 129,150 kt 21,959 kt China
2020s 146,769 kt 138,701 kt 8,068 kt China
2030s 154,370 kt 99,793 kt 54,577 kt China
2050s 137,145 kt 100,647 kt 36,498 kt China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4, China or India?
China, at 137,145 kt against 100,647 kt in India as of 2050.
What is the difference in rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 between China and India?
36,498 kt, with China 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 cultivation — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 115 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
163 places, 9,899 data points, 1961–2050
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