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China vs India: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF

China
13,125 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India
3,154 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China rank
1st
India rank
3rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

China currently reports 13,125 Mt CO2e against 3,154 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 9,971 Mt CO2e.

That makes China's figure about 4.2 times India's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 1st and India ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agriculture, energy, waste, and industrial sectors, excluding LULUCF. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).