All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in India

India: All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 1.07 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.07 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
28th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.07 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.2204 kt per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in India, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.811990200620231990: 0.22 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.235 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.249 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.258 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.273 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.29 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.312 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.324 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.332 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.352 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.363 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.364 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.368 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.386 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.409 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.431 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.457 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.489 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.531 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.588 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.594 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.629 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.69 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.7 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.77 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.806 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.823 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.86 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.901 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.93 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.838 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.926 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.984 kt per square kilometre2023: 1.1 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in India stood at 1.07 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in India peaked at 1.07 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2204 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.

India ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in India, year by year

Annual values for All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in India, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.2204 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.2352 kt per square kilometre +6.7%
1992 0.249 kt per square kilometre +5.8%
1993 0.2576 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1994 0.2728 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
1995 0.2898 kt per square kilometre +6.2%
1996 0.3125 kt per square kilometre +7.8%
1997 0.3242 kt per square kilometre +3.7%
1998 0.3319 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1999 0.3525 kt per square kilometre +6.2%
2000 0.3626 kt per square kilometre +2.9%
2001 0.3636 kt per square kilometre +0.3%
2002 0.3685 kt per square kilometre +1.3%
2003 0.3863 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
2004 0.4088 kt per square kilometre +5.8%
2005 0.4311 kt per square kilometre +5.5%
2006 0.4568 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
2007 0.4888 kt per square kilometre +7.0%
2008 0.5315 kt per square kilometre +8.7%
2009 0.5883 kt per square kilometre +10.7%
2010 0.594 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2011 0.6294 kt per square kilometre +5.9%
2012 0.6902 kt per square kilometre +9.7%
2013 0.7003 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2014 0.7703 kt per square kilometre +10.0%
2015 0.8056 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
2016 0.8234 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2017 0.8604 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
2018 0.9015 kt per square kilometre +4.8%
2019 0.93 kt per square kilometre +3.2%
2020 0.8382 kt per square kilometre -9.9%
2021 0.926 kt per square kilometre +10.5%
2022 0.9835 kt per square kilometre +6.2%
2023 1.07 kt per square kilometre +8.8%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 1.07 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0676 kt per square kilometre, 15.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • India's 1.07 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5821 kt per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2846 kt per square kilometre 0.2204 kt per square kilometre 0.3525 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.4386 kt per square kilometre 0.3626 kt per square kilometre 0.5883 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.7705 kt per square kilometre 0.594 kt per square kilometre 0.93 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.9545 kt per square kilometre 0.8382 kt per square kilometre 1.07 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 25 United Kingdom 1.29 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 26 Vietnam 1.21 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 27 British Virgin Islands 1.1 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 29 Czechia 1.04 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 30 Italy 1.02 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 31 Malaysia 0.9529 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in India?
All sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in India was 1.07 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.07 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2204 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
How does India rank for all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
India ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is all sectors without lulucf — emissions (co2), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
187 places, 6,210 data points, 1990–2023
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All sectors without LULUCF — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.