Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in India

India: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions was 5,765 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,765 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 215 countries
All-time high
5,765 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,234 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in India, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 4.2k kt1991: 4.3k kt1992: 4.4k kt1993: 4.5k kt1994: 4.6k kt1995: 4.7k kt1996: 4.8k kt1997: 4.8k kt1998: 4.9k kt1999: 4.9k kt2000: 5.0k kt2001: 5.0k kt2002: 5.1k kt2003: 5.1k kt2004: 5.1k kt2005: 5.2k kt2006: 5.2k kt2007: 5.3k kt2008: 5.3k kt2009: 5.3k kt2010: 5.4k kt2011: 5.4k kt2012: 5.5k kt2013: 5.5k kt2014: 5.5k kt2015: 5.5k kt2016: 5.6k kt2017: 5.6k kt2018: 5.6k kt2019: 5.7k kt2020: 5.7k kt2021: 5.7k kt2022: 5.7k kt2023: 5.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in India stood at 5,765 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in India peaked at 5,765 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,234 kt, in 1990.

India ranks 4th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions in India, year by year

Annual values for Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4) in India, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 4,234 kt
1991 4,340 kt +2.5%
1992 4,434 kt +2.2%
1993 4,510 kt +1.7%
1994 4,584 kt +1.6%
1995 4,683 kt +2.2%
1996 4,751 kt +1.4%
1997 4,802 kt +1.1%
1998 4,853 kt +1.1%
1999 4,910 kt +1.2%
2000 4,965 kt +1.1%
2001 5,010 kt +0.9%
2002 5,054 kt +0.9%
2003 5,107 kt +1.0%
2004 5,127 kt +0.4%
2005 5,176 kt +1.0%
2006 5,217 kt +0.8%
2007 5,278 kt +1.2%
2008 5,314 kt +0.7%
2009 5,332 kt +0.3%
2010 5,386 kt +1.0%
2011 5,440 kt +1.0%
2012 5,481 kt +0.8%
2013 5,513 kt +0.6%
2014 5,540 kt +0.5%
2015 5,544 kt +0.1%
2016 5,573 kt +0.5%
2017 5,607 kt +0.6%
2018 5,638 kt +0.6%
2019 5,667 kt +0.5%
2020 5,693 kt +0.4%
2021 5,715 kt +0.4%
2022 5,739 kt +0.4%
2023 5,765 kt +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,610 kt 4,234 kt 4,910 kt 10
2000s 5,158 kt 4,965 kt 5,332 kt 10
2010s 5,539 kt 5,386 kt 5,667 kt 10
2020s 5,728 kt 5,693 kt 5,765 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 China 10,378 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 10,253 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 9,548 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 2,868 kt compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 2,611 kt compare
  6. 7 Mexico 2,156 kt compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in India?
Agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions in India was 5,765 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 5,765 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 4,234 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions?
India ranks 4th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal — emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 8,917 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