China vs India: Share of global methane emissions
China
16.5%
in 2024
India
9.2%
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Share of global methane emissions over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 16.5% against 9.2% in India, a difference of 7.2%.
That makes China's figure about 1.8 times India's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was China ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 201 countries.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of the world's methane emissions.