China vs India: Share of global CO₂ emissions and population
China
6.2%
in 2100
India
14.8%
in 2100
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
Share of global CO₂ emissions and population over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 14.8% against 6.2% in China, a difference of 8.6%.
That makes India's figure about 2.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was India ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, China averaged higher in 26 and India in 22.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 11.3% | 34.8% | 23.5% | India |
| 1100s | 22.7% | 29.2% | 6.6% | India |
| 1200s | 23.2% | 27.0% | 3.8% | India |
| 1300s | 17.5% | 27.1% | 9.6% | India |
| 1400s | 16.1% | 28.8% | 12.7% | India |
| 1500s | 18.1% | 26.1% | 7.9% | India |
| 1600s | 19.0% | 26.2% | 7.2% | India |
| 1700s | 16.7% | 27.7% | 11.0% | India |
| 1710s | 16.8% | 27.3% | 10.5% | India |
| 1720s | 18.4% | 26.6% | 8.1% | India |
| 1730s | 18.9% | 26.2% | 7.3% | India |
| 1740s | 20.4% | 25.6% | 5.2% | India |
| 1750s | 23.7% | 24.3% | 0.7% | India |
| 1760s | 25.0% | 23.7% | 1.3% | China |
| 1770s | 26.6% | 23.0% | 3.6% | China |
| 1780s | 30.6% | 21.6% | 9.0% | China |
| 1790s | 31.7% | 21.0% | 10.7% | China |
| 1800s | 33.7% | 20.3% | 13.5% | China |
| 1810s | 34.4% | 19.7% | 14.7% | China |
| 1820s | 35.1% | 19.0% | 16.1% | China |
| 1830s | 34.5% | 18.6% | 15.9% | China |
| 1840s | 33.1% | 18.5% | 14.6% | China |
| 1850s | 30.8% | 18.6% | 12.2% | China |
| 1860s | 27.9% | 18.8% | 9.2% | China |
| 1870s | 26.3% | 18.4% | 7.9% | China |
| 1880s | 25.4% | 18.1% | 7.3% | China |
| 1890s | 24.6% | 17.7% | 6.9% | China |
| 1900s | 24.0% | 17.0% | 7.0% | China |
| 1910s | 24.1% | 16.3% | 7.7% | China |
| 1920s | 24.0% | 15.9% | 8.1% | China |
| 1930s | 22.8% | 16.2% | 6.7% | China |
| 1940s | 22.0% | 15.4% | 6.6% | China |
| 1950s | 22.0% | 14.1% | 7.9% | China |
| 1960s | 21.7% | 14.7% | 7.0% | China |
| 1970s | 22.4% | 15.0% | 7.4% | China |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 15.8% | 6.0% | China |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 16.6% | 4.6% | China |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 17.5% | 2.5% | China |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 17.8% | 1.0% | China |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 17.8% | 0.5% | India |
| 2030s | 15.5% | 17.8% | 2.2% | India |
| 2040s | 13.9% | 17.6% | 3.6% | India |
| 2050s | 12.3% | 17.2% | 4.9% | India |
| 2060s | 10.6% | 16.8% | 6.2% | India |
| 2070s | 9.2% | 16.3% | 7.1% | India |
| 2080s | 7.9% | 15.7% | 7.8% | India |
| 2090s | 6.8% | 15.1% | 8.3% | India |
| 2100s | 6.2% | 14.8% | 8.6% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions and population, China or India?
- India, at 14.8% against 6.2% in China as of 2100.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions and population between China and India?
- 8.6%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do China and India rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions and population?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions and population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the world's population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.