AFOLU — Emissions in India
India: AFOLU — Emissions was 21,066 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
India recorded 21,066 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in India peaked at 21,066 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17,447 kt, in 1990.
India ranks 2nd of 256 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,447 kt | — |
| 1991 | 17,592 kt | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 17,696 kt | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 17,837 kt | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 17,944 kt | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 18,014 kt | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 18,111 kt | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 18,139 kt | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 18,299 kt | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 18,399 kt | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 18,309 kt | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 18,354 kt | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 17,987 kt | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 18,254 kt | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 18,463 kt | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 18,862 kt | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 19,127 kt | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 19,543 kt | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 19,678 kt | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 19,447 kt | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 19,533 kt | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 19,586 kt | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 19,573 kt | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 19,675 kt | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 19,680 kt | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19,689 kt | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19,875 kt | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 20,008 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 20,129 kt | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 20,115 kt | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 20,455 kt | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 20,837 kt | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 20,954 kt | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 21,066 kt | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 21,066 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 199.02 kt, 105.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 21,066 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 404.81 kt, 52.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,948 kt | 17,447 kt | 18,399 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,802 kt | 17,987 kt | 19,678 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,786 kt | 19,533 kt | 20,129 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 20,828 kt | 20,455 kt | 21,066 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions in India?
- Afolu — emissions in India was 21,066 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 21,066 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,447 kt in 1990.
- How does India rank for afolu — emissions?
- India ranks 2nd out of 256 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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