AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in India
India: AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0071 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in India, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in India is 0.0071 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0071 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
India ranks 6th of 201 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 (CH4), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0061 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0064 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0065 kt per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0071 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, 6.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0071 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0037 kt per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0059 kt per square kilometre | 0.0062 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 kt per square kilometre | 0.006 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 kt per square kilometre | 0.0066 kt per square kilometre | 0.0068 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0069 kt per square kilometre | 0.0071 kt per square kilometre | 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 (ch4), per square kilometre in India?
- Afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in India was 0.0071 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does India rank for afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of AFOLU — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- AFOLU — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
AFOLU — Emissions (CH4) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.