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China vs India: Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture

China
498.98 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India
572.27 Mt CO2e
in 2024
China rank
2nd
India rank
1st

Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 572.27 Mt CO2e against 498.98 Mt CO2e in China, a difference of 73.29 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and India ranks 1st of 201 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (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
248 places, 13,637 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of methane (CH4), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the agricultural sector. This includes emissions from livestock (IPCC 2006 codes 3.A.1 (enteric fermentation, 3.a.2 (manure management) and crops (IPCC 2006 codes 3.C.1 Emissions from biomass burning, 3.C.7 Rice cultivations). The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).