China vs India: Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
China
13.70 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
India
3.57 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 13.70 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 3.57 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in India, a difference of 10.13 billion tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes China's figure about 3.8 times India's.
Across all 175 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.