Agrifood systems — Emissions in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 40,680 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
40,680 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
40,680 kt
in 2023
All-time low
29,778 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 29.8k kt1991: 30.1k kt1992: 30.5k kt1993: 30.8k kt1994: 31.2k kt1995: 31.5k kt1996: 32.0k kt1997: 32.2k kt1998: 32.6k kt1999: 32.9k kt2000: 32.9k kt2001: 33.0k kt2002: 32.8k kt2003: 33.3k kt2004: 33.6k kt2005: 34.3k kt2006: 34.9k kt2007: 35.5k kt2008: 36.0k kt2009: 35.8k kt2010: 36.1k kt2011: 36.6k kt2012: 36.7k kt2013: 37.2k kt2014: 37.2k kt2015: 37.4k kt2016: 37.8k kt2017: 38.1k kt2018: 38.5k kt2019: 38.8k kt2020: 39.5k kt2021: 40.1k kt2022: 40.4k kt2023: 40.7k kt

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 40,680 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 40,680 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29,778 kt, in 1990.

Southern Asia ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Agrifood systems — Emissions in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood systems — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Asia, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 29,778 kt
1991 30,073 kt +1.0%
1992 30,458 kt +1.3%
1993 30,803 kt +1.1%
1994 31,175 kt +1.2%
1995 31,540 kt +1.2%
1996 31,964 kt +1.3%
1997 32,217 kt +0.8%
1998 32,573 kt +1.1%
1999 32,910 kt +1.0%
2000 32,889 kt -0.1%
2001 32,978 kt +0.3%
2002 32,845 kt -0.4%
2003 33,329 kt +1.5%
2004 33,568 kt +0.7%
2005 34,254 kt +2.0%
2006 34,898 kt +1.9%
2007 35,474 kt +1.7%
2008 35,978 kt +1.4%
2009 35,815 kt -0.5%
2010 36,140 kt +0.9%
2011 36,620 kt +1.3%
2012 36,699 kt +0.2%
2013 37,176 kt +1.3%
2014 37,176 kt -0.0%
2015 37,354 kt +0.5%
2016 37,803 kt +1.2%
2017 38,063 kt +0.7%
2018 38,458 kt +1.0%
2019 38,844 kt +1.0%
2020 39,487 kt +1.7%
2021 40,073 kt +1.5%
2022 40,442 kt +0.9%
2023 40,680 kt +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 31,349 kt 29,778 kt 32,910 kt 10
2000s 34,203 kt 32,845 kt 35,978 kt 10
2010s 37,433 kt 36,140 kt 38,844 kt 10
2020s 40,171 kt 39,487 kt 40,680 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 2 India 27,090 kt compare
  2. 3 China 25,287 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 25,068 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 17,808 kt compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 8,524 kt compare
  6. 6 Türkiye 2,159 kt compare
  7. 7 Pakistan 7,363 kt compare
  8. 8 Australia and New Zealand 5,731 kt compare

See the full ranking of 276 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems — emissions in Southern Asia?
Agrifood systems — emissions in Southern Asia was 40,680 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 40,680 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 29,778 kt in 1990.
How does Southern Asia rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia 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
Last refreshed

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