AFOLU — Emissions per capita in India
India: AFOLU — Emissions per capita was 0.46 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
AFOLU — Emissions per capita in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
India recorded 0.46 t CO2eq/cap for afolu — emissions per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, afolu — emissions per capita in India peaked at 0.62 t CO2eq/cap in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.41 t CO2eq/cap, in 2000.
India ranks 130th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.436 t CO2eq/cap | 0.42 t CO2eq/cap | 0.45 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.581 t CO2eq/cap | 0.41 t CO2eq/cap | 0.62 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.504 t CO2eq/cap | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 0.59 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4625 t CO2eq/cap | 0.46 t CO2eq/cap | 0.47 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 127 Tokelau 0.49 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 127 Polynesia 0.49 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 129 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.48 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 131 Antigua and Barbuda 0.45 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 132 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0.44 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 133 Libya 0.42 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for India
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 664.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3,699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is afolu — emissions per capita in India?
- Afolu — emissions per capita in India was 0.46 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.62 t CO2eq/cap in 2001.
- What is the lowest afolu — emissions per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 t CO2eq/cap in 2000.
- How does India rank for afolu — emissions per capita?
- India ranks 130th out of 209 countries with data for 2023.
- Is afolu — emissions per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.