China vs India: So emissions by world region in million tonnes
China
10.38 million
in 2022
India
11.28 million
in 2022
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st
So emissions by world region in million tonnes over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 11.28 million against 10.38 million in China, a difference of 902,400.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, China averaged higher in 22 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 39,014 | 35,094 | 3,920 | China |
| 1760s | 39,850 | 35,717 | 4,132 | China |
| 1770s | 44,723 | 36,343 | 8,381 | China |
| 1780s | 51,397 | 36,968 | 14,429 | China |
| 1790s | 51,375 | 37,593 | 13,783 | China |
| 1800s | 52,652 | 38,215 | 14,437 | China |
| 1810s | 55,823 | 38,833 | 16,991 | China |
| 1820s | 57,130 | 39,578 | 17,552 | China |
| 1830s | 59,229 | 40,834 | 18,395 | China |
| 1840s | 59,188 | 42,541 | 16,647 | China |
| 1850s | 56,868 | 45,748 | 11,120 | China |
| 1860s | 52,919 | 51,551 | 1,368 | China |
| 1870s | 52,082 | 54,830 | 2,748 | India |
| 1880s | 53,628 | 79,564 | 25,936 | India |
| 1890s | 55,993 | 127,101 | 71,109 | India |
| 1900s | 215,149 | 278,391 | 63,241 | India |
| 1910s | 346,509 | 443,523 | 97,014 | India |
| 1920s | 532,917 | 415,422 | 117,495 | China |
| 1930s | 751,472 | 362,573 | 388,899 | China |
| 1940s | 945,440 | 433,506 | 511,934 | China |
| 1950s | 2.69 million | 541,979 | 2.15 million | China |
| 1960s | 5.02 million | 945,813 | 4.07 million | China |
| 1970s | 9.25 million | 1.46 million | 7.79 million | China |
| 1980s | 14.35 million | 2.35 million | 12.00 million | China |
| 1990s | 20.28 million | 3.71 million | 16.57 million | China |
| 2000s | 30.68 million | 5.86 million | 24.82 million | China |
| 2010s | 21.86 million | 9.54 million | 12.33 million | China |
| 2020s | 10.38 million | 10.58 million | 201,010 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher so emissions by world region in million tonnes, China or India?
- India, at 11.28 million against 10.38 million in China as of 2022.
- What is the difference in so emissions by world region in million tonnes between China and India?
- 902,400, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do China and India rank globally for so emissions by world region in million tonnes?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as So emissions by world region in million tonnes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.