China vs India: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square
China
0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
India
0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
31st
India rank
33rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
China ranks 31st and India ranks 33rd of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | India |
| 1980s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square, China or India?
- China, at 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre against 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square between China and India?
- 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- China ranks 31st and India ranks 33rd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.