China vs India: Rice — Emissions (CO2eq)
China
187,885 kt
in 2023
India
164,236 kt
in 2023
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 187,885 kt against 164,236 kt in India, a difference of 23,649 kt.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 150 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 156,797 kt | 114,334 kt | 42,463 kt | China |
| 1970s | 192,785 kt | 123,500 kt | 69,286 kt | China |
| 1980s | 194,576 kt | 131,770 kt | 62,806 kt | China |
| 1990s | 196,871 kt | 142,468 kt | 54,403 kt | China |
| 2000s | 188,271 kt | 144,767 kt | 43,504 kt | China |
| 2010s | 202,575 kt | 148,435 kt | 54,140 kt | China |
| 2020s | 191,935 kt | 160,968 kt | 30,967 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rice — emissions (co2eq), China or India?
- China, at 187,885 kt against 164,236 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rice — emissions (co2eq) between China and India?
- 23,649 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for rice — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Rice — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). 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 intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.