Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in India
India: Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0726 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0726 kt per square kilometre for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0726 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0169 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 6th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.017 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0175 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0173 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0188 kt per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0194 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.021 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0214 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0212 kt per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0235 kt per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0232 kt per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0245 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0283 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0285 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0305 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0321 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.033 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0348 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0333 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0367 kt per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0372 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0382 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0393 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0405 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0414 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.043 kt per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0438 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.045 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0464 kt per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0473 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.048 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0468 kt per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0477 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0457 kt per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0475 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.049 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0516 kt per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.054 kt per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0563 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0572 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0582 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0603 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0624 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0615 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0616 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0622 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.063 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0623 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0633 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0649 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0674 kt per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.071 kt per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0699 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0715 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0726 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0726 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0131 kt per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0726 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0254 kt per square kilometre, 2.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0228 kt per square kilometre | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | 0.0372 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0433 kt per square kilometre | 0.0382 kt per square kilometre | 0.048 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0514 kt per square kilometre | 0.0457 kt per square kilometre | 0.0582 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0629 kt per square kilometre | 0.0603 kt per square kilometre | 0.0674 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0712 kt per square kilometre | 0.0699 kt per square kilometre | 0.0726 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 3 Denmark 0.0785 kt per square kilometre compare
- 4 Pakistan 0.0759 kt per square kilometre compare
- 5 United Kingdom 0.0758 kt per square kilometre compare
- 7 Belgium 0.0666 kt per square kilometre compare
- 8 Belarus 0.0627 kt per square kilometre compare
- 9 Barbados 0.0605 kt per square kilometre 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 agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in India?
- Agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in India was 0.0726 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0726 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0169 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 6th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural soils — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. 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 Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) 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
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) 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.