India vs United States: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq)

India
215,705 kt
in 2023
United States
139,470 kt
in 2023
India rank
4th
United States rank
6th

Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) over time

  • India
  • United States
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How they compare

India currently reports 215,705 kt against 139,470 kt in United States, a difference of 76,235 kt.

That makes India's figure about 1.5 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.

India ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 260 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1960s 53,401 kt 86,651 kt 33,250 kt United States
1970s 67,830 kt 117,222 kt 49,392 kt United States
1980s 95,628 kt 122,857 kt 27,230 kt United States
1990s 128,716 kt 132,188 kt 3,472 kt United States
2000s 152,801 kt 135,444 kt 17,357 kt India
2010s 186,965 kt 141,419 kt 45,546 kt India
2020s 211,799 kt 141,014 kt 70,785 kt India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq), India or United States?
India, at 215,705 kt against 139,470 kt in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) between India and United States?
76,235 kt, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do India and United States rank globally for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq)?
India ranks 4th and United States ranks 6th of 260 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
294 places, 16,257 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf