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China vs India: Environment

This page compares China and India across 45 Environment indicators. Pick any indicator below for the full side-by-side trend, ranking, and difference.

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Indicator China India Detail
Population density (people per sq. km of land area) 150.26 483.68 Compare →
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 0.53 0.43 Compare →
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 4.35 1.45 Compare →
Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) 4.88 1.88 Compare →
Bird species, threatened 94.00 92.00 Compare →
Fish species, threatened 207.00 290.00 Compare →
Mammal species, threatened 78.00 99.00 Compare →
Plant species (higher), threatened 713.00 527.00 Compare →
Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) 15.60 7.70 Compare →
Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area) 14.70 4.50 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 9.32 2.17 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 15,536.12 4,371.17 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) 11.03 3.01 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 1,485.34 861.61 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 195.67 135.23 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 43.72 39.61 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 1,396.17 258.48 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 13,124.73 3,153.83 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) 38.52 17.63 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 423.62 283.50 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) 31.69 18.93 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 62.71 122.56 Compare →
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 318.45 222.92 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 249.49 200.37 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) 498.98 572.27 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) 443.63 425.04 Compare →
Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) 0.71 0.91 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) 34.81 48.39 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 9.31 8.28 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 32.75 37.74 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 928.70 344.35 Compare →
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total) 100.00 100.00 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 4.14 1.01 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.54 2.40 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 6,577.95 1,506.83 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 64.79 24.80 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 23.15 7.48 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 5.73 5.84 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 586.64 210.24 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 2,793.02 689.15 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 3.90 4.39 Compare →
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 736.76 108.12 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 821.58 112.00 Compare →
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0.93 0.16 Compare →
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-tropical fires (Mt CO2e) -1,346.50 -485.47 Compare →
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Source: World Bank Open Data, CC BY 4.0. Values shown are the most recent reported year for each indicator and may differ between countries.