Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in India

India: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions was 104.7 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
104.7 kt
World rank
4th
of 183 countries
All-time high
144.27 kt
in 2023
All-time low
81.89 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in India, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for burning - crop residues — emissions in India is 104.7 kt, measured in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions in India peaked at 144.27 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.89 kt, in 1961.

India ranks 4th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in India, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4) in India, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 81.89 kt
1962 84.51 kt +3.2%
1963 84.16 kt -0.4%
1964 85.14 kt +1.2%
1965 84.69 kt -0.5%
1966 84.6 kt -0.1%
1967 87.09 kt +2.9%
1968 90.12 kt +3.5%
1969 93.46 kt +3.7%
1970 94.4 kt +1.0%
1971 95.66 kt +1.3%
1972 95.11 kt -0.6%
1973 98.42 kt +3.5%
1974 96.99 kt -1.4%
1975 99.43 kt +2.5%
1976 100.33 kt +0.9%
1977 102.79 kt +2.5%
1978 104.37 kt +1.5%
1979 103.85 kt -0.5%
1980 104.36 kt +0.5%
1981 105.22 kt +0.8%
1982 101.78 kt -3.3%
1983 108.41 kt +6.5%
1984 108.88 kt +0.4%
1985 107.37 kt -1.4%
1986 106.98 kt -0.4%
1987 103.03 kt -3.7%
1988 108.56 kt +5.4%
1989 110.47 kt +1.8%
1990 110.75 kt +0.3%
1991 111.72 kt +0.9%
1992 110 kt -1.5%
1993 112.18 kt +2.0%
1994 113.31 kt +1.0%
1995 114.25 kt +0.8%
1996 115.75 kt +1.3%
1997 116.9 kt +1.0%
1998 119.01 kt +1.8%
1999 121.24 kt +1.9%
2000 121.34 kt +0.1%
2001 119.81 kt -1.3%
2002 115.26 kt -3.8%
2003 118.22 kt +2.6%
2004 117.93 kt -0.2%
2005 120.24 kt +2.0%
2006 122.35 kt +1.7%
2007 126.39 kt +3.3%
2008 128.85 kt +1.9%
2009 122.28 kt -5.1%
2010 124.81 kt +2.1%
2011 129.13 kt +3.5%
2012 128.1 kt -0.8%
2013 131.8 kt +2.9%
2014 132.63 kt +0.6%
2015 132.48 kt -0.1%
2016 130.33 kt -1.6%
2017 132.05 kt +1.3%
2018 131.23 kt -0.6%
2019 129.76 kt -1.1%
2020 135.75 kt +4.6%
2021 137.56 kt +1.3%
2022 139.9 kt +1.7%
2023 144.27 kt +3.1%
2030 106 kt -26.5%
2050 104.7 kt -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 86.18 kt 81.89 kt 93.46 kt 9
1970s 99.14 kt 94.4 kt 104.37 kt 10
1980s 106.51 kt 101.78 kt 110.47 kt 10
1990s 114.51 kt 110 kt 121.24 kt 10
2000s 121.27 kt 115.26 kt 128.85 kt 10
2010s 130.23 kt 124.81 kt 132.63 kt 10
2020s 139.37 kt 135.75 kt 144.27 kt 4
2030s 106 kt 106 kt 106 kt 1
2050s 104.7 kt 104.7 kt 104.7 kt 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 232.02 kt compare
  2. 2 China 154.22 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 153.68 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 63.74 kt compare
  5. 6 USSR 58.46 kt compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 36.48 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions in India?
Burning - crop residues — emissions in India was 104.7 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 144.27 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 81.89 kt in 1961.
How does India rank for burning - crop residues — emissions?
India ranks 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2050.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,750 data points, 1961–2050
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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