China vs India: Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
China
0.0067 t per person
in 2023
India
0.0087 t per person
in 2023
China rank
49th
India rank
46th
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 0.0087 t per person against 0.0067 t per person in China, a difference of 0.002 t per person.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times China's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 49th and India ranks 46th of 110 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and India in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0138 t per person | 0.0112 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | China |
| 1970s | 0.0121 t per person | 0.0129 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | India |
| 1980s | 0.0111 t per person | 0.0122 t per person | 0.001 t per person | India |
| 1990s | 0.01 t per person | 0.0106 t per person | 0.0006 t per person | India |
| 2000s | 0.0073 t per person | 0.0094 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | India |
| 2010s | 0.0071 t per person | 0.0091 t per person | 0.002 t per person | India |
| 2020s | 0.0067 t per person | 0.0088 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita, China or India?
- India, at 0.0087 t per person against 0.0067 t per person in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita between China and India?
- 0.002 t per person, with India 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 wheat — burning crop residues (biomass burned, dry matter), per capita?
- China ranks 49th and India ranks 46th of 110 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.