China vs India: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 402,662 kt against 141,374 kt in India, a difference of 261,288 kt.
That makes China's figure about 2.8 times India's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 232 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85,573 kt | 49,760 kt | 35,812 kt | China |
| 1970s | 103,762 kt | 58,561 kt | 45,201 kt | China |
| 1980s | 124,699 kt | 69,972 kt | 54,727 kt | China |
| 1990s | 151,637 kt | 83,286 kt | 68,351 kt | China |
| 2000s | 207,418 kt | 101,674 kt | 105,744 kt | China |
| 2010s | 313,478 kt | 123,650 kt | 189,827 kt | China |
| 2020s | 385,881 kt | 138,317 kt | 247,564 kt | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq), China or India?
- China, at 402,662 kt against 141,374 kt in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) between China and India?
- 261,288 kt, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq)?
- China ranks 2nd 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