China vs India: Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)
China
4.13 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India
1.01 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 4.13 Mt CO2e against 1.01 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 3.12 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 3rd of 194 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 | 0.0544 Mt CO2e | 0.0159 Mt CO2e | 0.0384 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1980s | 0.1095 Mt CO2e | 0.0415 Mt CO2e | 0.068 Mt CO2e | China |
| 1990s | 0.2642 Mt CO2e | 0.1097 Mt CO2e | 0.1545 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2000s | 0.6277 Mt CO2e | 0.2642 Mt CO2e | 0.3635 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2010s | 1.89 Mt CO2e | 0.6742 Mt CO2e | 1.22 Mt CO2e | China |
| 2020s | 3.73 Mt CO2e | 1.01 Mt CO2e | 2.71 Mt CO2e | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy), China or India?
- China, at 4.13 Mt CO2e against 1.01 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy) between China and India?
- 3.12 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 methane (ch4) emissions from power industry (energy)?
- China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 194 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 Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (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 methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).