Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in India

India: Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions was 83.57 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.57 kt
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
5th
of 196 countries
All-time high
83.57 kt
in 2023
All-time low
39.57 kt
in 1965
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions in India, 1961–2023

020406080196119922023

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

Analysis

India recorded 83.57 kt for agricultural soils — indirect emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural soils — indirect emissions in India peaked at 83.57 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.57 kt, in 1965.

India ranks 5th of 196 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 — Indirect emissions in India, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O) in India, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 39.89 kt
1962 39.67 kt -0.6%
1963 39.69 kt +0.1%
1964 40 kt +0.8%
1965 39.57 kt -1.1%
1966 40.62 kt +2.6%
1967 41.01 kt +1.0%
1968 41.73 kt +1.8%
1969 42.17 kt +1.1%
1970 42.35 kt +0.4%
1971 42.74 kt +0.9%
1972 42.98 kt +0.5%
1973 43.52 kt +1.3%
1974 43.55 kt +0.1%
1975 44.71 kt +2.7%
1976 45.12 kt +0.9%
1977 46.2 kt +2.4%
1978 47.31 kt +2.4%
1979 47.99 kt +1.4%
1980 49.32 kt +2.8%
1981 50.64 kt +2.7%
1982 51.39 kt +1.5%
1983 53.51 kt +4.1%
1984 54.1 kt +1.1%
1985 54.47 kt +0.7%
1986 55.33 kt +1.6%
1987 55.65 kt +0.6%
1988 57.27 kt +2.9%
1989 58.43 kt +2.0%
1990 58.84 kt +0.7%
1991 59.39 kt +0.9%
1992 60.44 kt +1.8%
1993 61.14 kt +1.2%
1994 61.73 kt +1.0%
1995 62.26 kt +0.9%
1996 63.05 kt +1.3%
1997 63.69 kt +1.0%
1998 63.97 kt +0.4%
1999 64.47 kt +0.8%
2000 64.57 kt +0.2%
2001 65.08 kt +0.8%
2002 64.08 kt -1.5%
2003 65.6 kt +2.4%
2004 66.62 kt +1.6%
2005 68.24 kt +2.4%
2006 69.61 kt +2.0%
2007 72.15 kt +3.6%
2008 72.32 kt +0.2%
2009 71.57 kt -1.0%
2010 72.48 kt +1.3%
2011 73.17 kt +1.0%
2012 73.26 kt +0.1%
2013 74.23 kt +1.3%
2014 74.62 kt +0.5%
2015 74.79 kt +0.2%
2016 75.99 kt +1.6%
2017 77.18 kt +1.6%
2018 78 kt +1.1%
2019 78.7 kt +0.9%
2020 80.26 kt +2.0%
2021 81.6 kt +1.7%
2022 82.31 kt +0.9%
2023 83.57 kt +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 40.48 kt 39.57 kt 42.17 kt 9
1970s 44.65 kt 42.35 kt 47.99 kt 10
1980s 54.01 kt 49.32 kt 58.43 kt 10
1990s 61.9 kt 58.84 kt 64.47 kt 10
2000s 67.98 kt 64.08 kt 72.32 kt 10
2010s 75.24 kt 72.48 kt 78.7 kt 10
2020s 81.93 kt 80.26 kt 83.57 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China 109.12 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 108.55 kt compare
  3. 4 Brazil 90.94 kt compare
  4. 6 USSR 67.53 kt compare
  5. 7 Pakistan 32.79 kt compare
  6. 8 Australia and New Zealand 32.43 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural soils — indirect emissions in India?
Agricultural soils — indirect emissions in India was 83.57 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 83.57 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agricultural soils — indirect emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 39.57 kt in 1965.
How does India rank for agricultural soils — indirect emissions?
India ranks 5th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is agricultural soils — indirect emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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 — Indirect emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agricultural Soils — Indirect emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
248 places, 14,264 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