China vs India: Long run air pollution
China
20.99 million
in 2022
India
9.56 million
in 2022
China rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Long run air pollution over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 20.99 million against 9.56 million in India, a difference of 11.43 million.
That makes China's figure about 2.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was India ahead.
China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
Across the 28 decades both report, China averaged higher in 17 and India in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1750s | 26,529 | 30,757 | 4,229 | India |
| 1760s | 27,120 | 31,359 | 4,239 | India |
| 1770s | 30,466 | 31,970 | 1,504 | India |
| 1780s | 35,049 | 32,590 | 2,459 | China |
| 1790s | 35,074 | 33,219 | 1,855 | China |
| 1800s | 36,235 | 34,060 | 2,175 | China |
| 1810s | 39,027 | 35,170 | 3,857 | China |
| 1820s | 40,585 | 36,430 | 4,155 | China |
| 1830s | 42,749 | 38,209 | 4,540 | China |
| 1840s | 43,407 | 40,474 | 2,933 | China |
| 1850s | 42,343 | 43,201 | 858.3 | India |
| 1860s | 40,283 | 46,821 | 6,538 | India |
| 1870s | 40,955 | 50,404 | 9,449 | India |
| 1880s | 43,537 | 63,780 | 20,243 | India |
| 1890s | 47,050 | 85,044 | 37,995 | India |
| 1900s | 84,954 | 141,734 | 56,781 | India |
| 1910s | 145,598 | 216,820 | 71,222 | India |
| 1920s | 231,262 | 252,982 | 21,720 | India |
| 1930s | 335,358 | 256,624 | 78,735 | China |
| 1940s | 458,486 | 318,852 | 139,635 | China |
| 1950s | 1.08 million | 535,309 | 548,760 | China |
| 1960s | 1.97 million | 916,624 | 1.06 million | China |
| 1970s | 4.29 million | 1.53 million | 2.76 million | China |
| 1980s | 7.18 million | 2.56 million | 4.62 million | China |
| 1990s | 12.87 million | 4.54 million | 8.33 million | China |
| 2000s | 23.24 million | 6.42 million | 16.82 million | China |
| 2010s | 27.18 million | 9.32 million | 17.86 million | China |
| 2020s | 21.41 million | 9.18 million | 12.23 million | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long run air pollution, China or India?
- China, at 20.99 million against 9.56 million in India as of 2022.
- What is the difference in long run air pollution between China and India?
- 11.43 million, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
- How do China and India rank globally for long run air pollution?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 220 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long run air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.