AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in India
India: AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) was 837.69 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 837.69 kt for afolu — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions in India peaked at 837.69 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 450.78 kt, in 1990.
That places India 4th out of 257 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
AFOLU — Emissions (N2O) in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 450.78 kt | — |
| 1991 | 463.4 kt | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 476.45 kt | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 487.14 kt | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 504.99 kt | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 513.97 kt | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 521.67 kt | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 536.54 kt | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 547.54 kt | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 556.5 kt | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 541.73 kt | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 552.54 kt | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 528.67 kt | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 554.27 kt | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 575.6 kt | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 600.14 kt | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 628.55 kt | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 658.54 kt | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 665.06 kt | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 689.01 kt | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 709.24 kt | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 724.76 kt | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 725.1 kt | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 719.49 kt | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 723.49 kt | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 730.13 kt | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 725.18 kt | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 740.77 kt | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 756.5 kt | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 780.75 kt | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 817.53 kt | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 821.94 kt | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 828.76 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 837.69 kt | +1.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 837.69 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 11.04 kt, 75.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 837.69 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 12.02 kt, 69.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 505.9 kt | 450.78 kt | 556.5 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 599.41 kt | 528.67 kt | 689.01 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 733.54 kt | 709.24 kt | 780.75 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 826.48 kt | 817.53 kt | 837.69 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 OECD 2,019 kt compare
- 2 China 1,118 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 1,112 kt compare
- 5 Brazil 661.67 kt compare
- 6 United States 576.13 kt compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 382.68 kt compare
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 837.69 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 837.69 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 450.78 kt in 1990.
- How does India rank for afolu — emissions?
- India ranks 4th out of 257 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 (N2O). 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