China vs India: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 1,396 Mt CO2e against 258.48 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 1,138 Mt CO2e.
That makes China's figure about 5.4 times India's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 203 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 | 104.06 Mt CO2e | 19.58 Mt CO2e | 84.48 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1980s | 173.84 Mt CO2e | 29.96 Mt CO2e | 143.87 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1990s | 347.1 Mt CO2e | 55.3 Mt CO2e | 291.8 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2000s | 718.38 Mt CO2e | 92.21 Mt CO2e | 626.16 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 1,338 Mt CO2e | 167.27 Mt CO2e | 1,171 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 1,488 Mt CO2e | 222.24 Mt CO2e | 1,266 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes, China or India?
- China, at 1,396 Mt CO2e against 258.48 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes between China and India?
- 1,138 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 processes?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 203 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 Processes (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 processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).