Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal β€” Emissions in India

India: Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal β€” Emissions was 32.16 kt in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
32.16 kt
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
4th
of 221 countries
All-time high
32.16 kt
in 2023
All-time low
14.46 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal β€” Emissions in India, 1990–2023

01020301990200620231990: 14.5 kt1991: 15.5 kt1992: 16.1 kt1993: 15.9 kt1994: 16.2 kt1995: 16.8 kt1996: 17.1 kt1997: 17.5 kt1998: 17.8 kt1999: 18.3 kt2000: 18.6 kt2001: 18.8 kt2002: 18.5 kt2003: 18.9 kt2004: 19.2 kt2005: 19.3 kt2006: 20.3 kt2007: 21.4 kt2008: 21.8 kt2009: 21.9 kt2010: 23 kt2011: 23.5 kt2012: 23.5 kt2013: 24.2 kt2014: 25.9 kt2015: 26.1 kt2016: 27.1 kt2017: 28.2 kt2018: 28.2 kt2019: 29.2 kt2020: 30.4 kt2021: 31.1 kt2022: 31.9 kt2023: 32.2 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions in India is 32.16 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions in India peaked at 32.16 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.46 kt, in 1990.

That places India 4th out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 16.57 kt 14.46 kt 18.33 kt 10
2000s 19.88 kt 18.54 kt 21.93 kt 10
2010s 25.89 kt 22.98 kt 29.17 kt 10
2020s 31.4 kt 30.43 kt 32.16 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 China 74.83 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 73.42 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 68.81 kt compare
  4. 5 Russian Federation 8.34 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 7.48 kt compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 7.44 kt compare

See the full ranking of 257 places β†’

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All data for India β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions in India?
Agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions in India was 32.16 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 32.16 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 14.46 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions?
India ranks 4th out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is agrifood systems waste disposal β€” emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. 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 β€” Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Agrifood Systems Waste Disposal β€” Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
257 places, 8,503 data points, 1990–2023
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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.