China vs India: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy)
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 2,793 Mt CO2e against 689.15 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 2,104 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 4.1 times India's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 490.2 Mt CO2e | 72.09 Mt CO2e | 418.12 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1980s | 676.02 Mt CO2e | 115.76 Mt CO2e | 560.26 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1990s | 899.2 Mt CO2e | 163.5 Mt CO2e | 735.7 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2000s | 1,655 Mt CO2e | 245.27 Mt CO2e | 1,410 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 2,888 Mt CO2e | 496.64 Mt CO2e | 2,391 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 2,761 Mt CO2e | 613.1 Mt CO2e | 2,148 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy), China or India?
- China, at 2,793 Mt CO2e against 689.15 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy) between China and India?
- 2,104 Mt CO2e, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial combustion (energy)?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial combustion (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.2 Manufacturing Industries and Construction. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).