China vs India: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
China
34.8%
in 2024
India
6.3%
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 34.8% against 6.3% in India, a difference of 28.5%.
That makes China's figure about 5.5 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, China averaged higher in 6 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | India |
| 1930s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.3% | India |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | India |
| 1950s | 0.9% | 1.6% | 0.7% | India |
| 1960s | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.3% | India |
| 1970s | 2.8% | 2.1% | 0.6% | China |
| 1980s | 5.2% | 2.3% | 2.9% | China |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 3.0% | 7.4% | China |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 4.0% | 14.7% | China |
| 2010s | 29.1% | 5.1% | 24.0% | China |
| 2020s | 34.2% | 6.0% | 28.2% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, China or India?
- China, at 34.8% against 6.3% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between China and India?
- 28.5%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.