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
00.0050.010.015196119922023

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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Indicator
Wheat — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter), per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
112 places, 6,134 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.