Agrifood systems — Emissions in India

India: Agrifood systems — Emissions was 870.83 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
870.83 kt
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
4th
of 217 countries
All-time high
870.83 kt
in 2023
All-time low
461.09 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood systems — Emissions in India, 1990–2023

02004006008001990200620231990: 461.1 kt1991: 474.9 kt1992: 488.6 kt1993: 499.2 kt1994: 517.5 kt1995: 527.2 kt1996: 540.3 kt1997: 555.7 kt1998: 566.9 kt1999: 575.2 kt2000: 561.4 kt2001: 572.4 kt2002: 548.7 kt2003: 571.6 kt2004: 590.8 kt2005: 617.9 kt2006: 658 kt2007: 675.3 kt2008: 686.3 kt2009: 700.6 kt2010: 726.3 kt2011: 746.1 kt2012: 738.4 kt2013: 751.9 kt2014: 760.1 kt2015: 757.3 kt2016: 752.3 kt2017: 762.3 kt2018: 779.9 kt2019: 809.5 kt2020: 850.3 kt2021: 843.3 kt2022: 858.7 kt2023: 870.8 kt

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

Analysis

India recorded 870.83 kt for agrifood systems — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions in India peaked at 870.83 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 461.09 kt, in 1990.

India ranks 4th 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 520.65 kt 461.09 kt 575.2 kt 10
2000s 618.31 kt 548.68 kt 700.64 kt 10
2010s 758.4 kt 726.35 kt 809.53 kt 10
2020s 855.79 kt 843.29 kt 870.83 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 2,203 kt compare
  2. 2 China 1,322 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 1,313 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 683.55 kt compare
  5. 6 Australia and New Zealand 387.51 kt compare
  6. 7 Australia 342.64 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 870.83 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 870.83 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 461.09 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for agrifood systems — emissions?
India ranks 4th 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 15.8%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood systems — Emissions (N2O)
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