Agrifood systems — Emissions in India

India: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 27,090 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
27,090 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
2nd
of 217 countries
All-time high
27,090 kt
in 2023
All-time low
21,681 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in India, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k1990200620231990: 21.7k kt1991: 21.9k kt1992: 22.1k kt1993: 22.4k kt1994: 22.6k kt1995: 22.7k kt1996: 22.9k kt1997: 23.0k kt1998: 23.2k kt1999: 23.4k kt2000: 23.4k kt2001: 23.5k kt2002: 23.1k kt2003: 23.4k kt2004: 23.6k kt2005: 24.1k kt2006: 24.4k kt2007: 24.9k kt2008: 25.1k kt2009: 24.8k kt2010: 25.0k kt2011: 25.1k kt2012: 25.1k kt2013: 25.3k kt2014: 25.4k kt2015: 25.4k kt2016: 25.6k kt2017: 25.8k kt2018: 25.9k kt2019: 26.0k kt2020: 26.4k kt2021: 26.7k kt2022: 26.9k kt2023: 27.1k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems — emissions in India stood at 27,090 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in India peaked at 27,090 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21,681 kt, in 1990.

India ranks 2nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22,603 kt 21,681 kt 23,365 kt 10
2000s 24,029 kt 23,138 kt 25,094 kt 10
2010s 25,460 kt 24,982 kt 26,008 kt 10
2020s 26,770 kt 26,392 kt 27,090 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 37,655 kt compare
  2. 3 China, People's Republic of 25,287 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 25,068 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 17,808 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in India?
Agrifood systems — emissions in India was 27,090 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 27,090 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 21,681 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
India ranks 2nd out of 217 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
276 places, 9,163 data points, 1990–2023
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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