China vs India: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil
China
13.7%
in 2024
India
6.0%
in 2024
China rank
2nd
India rank
3rd
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 13.7% against 6.0% in India, a difference of 7.7%.
That makes China's figure about 2.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 118 shared years of data; in 1907 it was India ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 8 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.2% | India |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 1.6% | 1.6% | India |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | India |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | India |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | China |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | India |
| 1960s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | China |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 1.6% | China |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 1.3% | 2.1% | China |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 2.3% | 2.6% | China |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 3.3% | 4.2% | China |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 4.7% | 6.4% | China |
| 2020s | 13.6% | 5.7% | 7.9% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from oil, China or India?
- China, at 13.7% against 6.0% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from oil between China and India?
- 7.7%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 118 years are reported by both, from 1907 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.