Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in India
India: Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita was 0.98 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agrifood systems — Emissions per capita in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agrifood systems — emissions per capita in India is 0.98 t CO2eq/cap, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agrifood systems — emissions per capita in India peaked at 0.99 t CO2eq/cap in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.86 t CO2eq/cap, in 2002.
That places India 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.929 t CO2eq/cap | 0.91 t CO2eq/cap | 0.94 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.881 t CO2eq/cap | 0.86 t CO2eq/cap | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.941 t CO2eq/cap | 0.9 t CO2eq/cap | 0.97 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.975 t CO2eq/cap | 0.96 t CO2eq/cap | 0.99 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 152 Tonga 1.01 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 153 Sierra Leone 1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 154 Malawi 0.98 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 154 Tuvalu 0.98 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 157 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.96 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 157 Solomon Islands 0.96 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for India
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agrifood systems — emissions per capita in India?
- Agrifood systems — emissions per capita in India was 0.98 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 t CO2eq/cap in 2022.
- What is the lowest agrifood systems — emissions per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 t CO2eq/cap in 2002.
- How does India rank for agrifood systems — emissions per capita?
- India ranks 154th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agrifood systems — emissions per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.