China vs India: Wheat — Burning crop residues
Wheat — Burning crop residues over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 8.83 million t against 6.68 million t in China, a difference of 2.15 million t.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd of 125 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and India in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.89 million t | 5.48 million t | 4.40 million t | China |
| 1970s | 10.93 million t | 7.82 million t | 3.11 million t | China |
| 1980s | 11.61 million t | 9.27 million t | 2.34 million t | China |
| 1990s | 11.94 million t | 10.06 million t | 1.88 million t | China |
| 2000s | 9.48 million t | 10.72 million t | 1.24 million t | India |
| 2010s | 9.71 million t | 11.97 million t | 2.26 million t | India |
| 2020s | 9.41 million t | 12.43 million t | 3.02 million t | India |
| 2030s | 6.97 million t | 9.41 million t | 2.44 million t | India |
| 2050s | 6.68 million t | 8.83 million t | 2.15 million t | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — burning crop residues, China or India?
- India, at 8.83 million t against 6.68 million t in China as of 2050.
- What is the difference in wheat — burning crop residues between China and India?
- 2.15 million t, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2050.
- How do China and India rank globally for wheat — burning crop residues?
- China ranks 4th and India ranks 3rd of 125 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). 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 from Crops provides estimates of emissions associated with crop processes, namely 1) crop residues, 2) burning of crop residues, and 3) rice cultivation and the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers, including mineral and chemical fertilizers, to soils. Estimates are computed at Tier 1 following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 2006).