China, mainland vs India: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- China, mainland
- India
How they compare
China, mainland currently reports 386,535 kt against 141,374 kt in India, a difference of 245,161 kt.
That makes China, mainland's figure about 2.7 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China, mainland has been ahead every year.
China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 232 countries.
China, mainland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China, mainland | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82,588 kt | 49,760 kt | 32,828 kt | China, mainland |
| 1970s | 99,234 kt | 58,561 kt | 40,673 kt | China, mainland |
| 1980s | 117,873 kt | 69,972 kt | 47,901 kt | China, mainland |
| 1990s | 142,136 kt | 83,286 kt | 58,850 kt | China, mainland |
| 2000s | 194,745 kt | 101,674 kt | 93,072 kt | China, mainland |
| 2010s | 298,444 kt | 123,650 kt | 174,794 kt | China, mainland |
| 2020s | 369,761 kt | 138,317 kt | 231,444 kt | China, mainland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), China, mainland or India?
- China, mainland, at 386,535 kt against 141,374 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between China, mainland and India?
- 245,161 kt, with China, mainland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China, mainland and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China, mainland and India rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- China, mainland ranks 3rd and India ranks 5th of 232 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf