China vs India: Warming fossil fuels land use
China
0.1704
in 2024
India
0.0412
in 2024
China rank
2nd
India rank
5th
Warming fossil fuels land use over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 0.1704 against 0.0412 in India, a difference of 0.1292.
That makes China's figure about 4.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 174 shared years of data; in 1851 it was India ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 214 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, China averaged higher in 11 and India in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0 | 0.0001 | 0 | India |
| 1860s | 0 | 0.0002 | 0.0002 | India |
| 1870s | -0 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | India |
| 1880s | 0 | 0.0005 | 0.0005 | India |
| 1890s | 0.0003 | 0.0008 | 0.0005 | India |
| 1900s | 0.0006 | 0.001 | 0.0004 | India |
| 1910s | 0.0011 | 0.0013 | 0.0002 | India |
| 1920s | 0.0018 | 0.0017 | 0.0001 | China |
| 1930s | 0.0026 | 0.0022 | 0.0004 | China |
| 1940s | 0.0036 | 0.0028 | 0.0008 | China |
| 1950s | 0.0049 | 0.0034 | 0.0015 | China |
| 1960s | 0.0089 | 0.0043 | 0.0046 | China |
| 1970s | 0.0154 | 0.0059 | 0.0095 | China |
| 1980s | 0.0263 | 0.0085 | 0.0178 | China |
| 1990s | 0.0429 | 0.0127 | 0.0303 | China |
| 2000s | 0.0669 | 0.0186 | 0.0483 | China |
| 2010s | 0.1127 | 0.028 | 0.0847 | China |
| 2020s | 0.157 | 0.038 | 0.119 | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher warming fossil fuels land use, China or India?
- China, at 0.1704 against 0.0412 in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in warming fossil fuels land use between China and India?
- 0.1292, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 174 years are reported by both, from 1851 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for warming fossil fuels land use?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Warming fossil fuels land use. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.