Agricultural Soils — Emissions in India

India: Agricultural Soils — Emissions was 813.98 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
813.98 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
4th
of 225 countries
All-time high
813.98 kt
in 2023
All-time low
189.46 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Emissions in India, 1961–2023

200400600800196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, agricultural soils — emissions in India stood at 813.98 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — emissions in India peaked at 813.98 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 189.46 kt, in 1961.

India ranks 4th of 225 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 in India, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O) in India, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 189.46 kt
1962 189.86 kt +0.2%
1963 190.74 kt +0.5%
1964 195.79 kt +2.7%
1965 193.69 kt -1.1%
1966 202.32 kt +4.5%
1967 210.57 kt +4.1%
1968 217.94 kt +3.5%
1969 223.25 kt +2.4%
1970 226.68 kt +1.5%
1971 235.32 kt +3.8%
1972 237.25 kt +0.8%
1973 239.59 kt +1.0%
1974 237.85 kt -0.7%
1975 264.2 kt +11.1%
1976 259.83 kt -1.7%
1977 274.72 kt +5.7%
1978 290.06 kt +5.6%
1979 294.1 kt +1.4%
1980 303.81 kt +3.3%
1981 317.71 kt +4.6%
1982 319.62 kt +0.6%
1983 342.67 kt +7.2%
1984 360 kt +5.1%
1985 370.52 kt +2.9%
1986 390.55 kt +5.4%
1987 373.7 kt -4.3%
1988 412.21 kt +10.3%
1989 417.8 kt +1.4%
1990 428.8 kt +2.6%
1991 441.23 kt +2.9%
1992 454.14 kt +2.9%
1993 464.68 kt +2.3%
1994 482.41 kt +3.8%
1995 491.26 kt +1.8%
1996 505.15 kt +2.8%
1997 520.25 kt +3.0%
1998 530.96 kt +2.1%
1999 538.33 kt +1.4%
2000 524.77 kt -2.5%
2001 535.4 kt +2.0%
2002 512.2 kt -4.3%
2003 532.8 kt +4.0%
2004 550.07 kt +3.2%
2005 578.4 kt +5.2%
2006 605.83 kt +4.7%
2007 631.55 kt +4.2%
2008 642.15 kt +1.7%
2009 652.89 kt +1.7%
2010 676.75 kt +3.7%
2011 700.01 kt +3.4%
2012 689.53 kt -1.5%
2013 691.67 kt +0.3%
2014 697.51 kt +0.8%
2015 706.56 kt +1.3%
2016 699.24 kt -1.0%
2017 709.79 kt +1.5%
2018 727.63 kt +2.5%
2019 756.57 kt +4.0%
2020 796.51 kt +5.3%
2021 784.05 kt -1.6%
2022 802.43 kt +2.3%
2023 813.98 kt +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 201.51 kt 189.46 kt 223.25 kt 9
1970s 255.96 kt 226.68 kt 294.1 kt 10
1980s 360.86 kt 303.81 kt 417.8 kt 10
1990s 485.72 kt 428.8 kt 538.33 kt 10
2000s 576.61 kt 512.2 kt 652.89 kt 10
2010s 705.53 kt 676.75 kt 756.57 kt 10
2020s 799.24 kt 784.05 kt 813.98 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 1,659 kt compare
  2. 2 China 988.24 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 983.19 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 612.86 kt compare
  5. 6 USSR 518.78 kt compare
  6. 7 Pakistan 220.75 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — emissions in India?
Agricultural soils — emissions in India was 813.98 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 813.98 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 189.46 kt in 1961.
How does India rank for agricultural soils — emissions?
India ranks 4th out of 225 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — emissions 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,432 data points, 1961–2023
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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