China vs India: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change
China
9.0%
in 2024
India
4.6%
in 2024
China rank
4th
India rank
6th
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from land-use change over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 9.0% against 4.6% in India, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was India ahead.
China ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 197 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 14 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 6.4% | 7.0% | 0.7% | India |
| 1860s | 5.0% | 5.0% | 0.1% | China |
| 1870s | 3.6% | 4.4% | 0.8% | India |
| 1880s | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1.0% | India |
| 1890s | 3.1% | 3.7% | 0.6% | India |
| 1900s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 0.1% | China |
| 1910s | 4.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | China |
| 1920s | 4.7% | 3.4% | 1.3% | China |
| 1930s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | China |
| 1940s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 1.3% | China |
| 1950s | 7.4% | 5.4% | 1.9% | China |
| 1960s | 8.1% | 5.7% | 2.4% | China |
| 1970s | 9.2% | 5.6% | 3.6% | China |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 5.5% | 4.6% | China |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 5.3% | 5.1% | China |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 5.0% | 5.4% | China |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 4.8% | 5.0% | China |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 4.7% | 4.5% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change, China or India?
- China, at 9.0% against 4.6% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change between China and India?
- 4.4%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from land-use change?
- China ranks 4th and India ranks 6th of 197 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 land-use change. 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 land-use change since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from land-use change.