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 235 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

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

Compared with earlier readings it is 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 235 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 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 271 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 235 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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About this data

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
271 places, 8,922 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.