Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in India

India: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) was 3,651 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
3,651 kt
World rank
4th
of 183 countries
All-time high
5,031 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,855 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) in India, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

India recorded 3,651 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in India peaked at 5,031 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,855 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 (CO2eq) in India, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) in India, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 2,855 kt
1962 2,947 kt +3.2%
1963 2,935 kt -0.4%
1964 2,969 kt +1.2%
1965 2,953 kt -0.5%
1966 2,950 kt -0.1%
1967 3,037 kt +2.9%
1968 3,142 kt +3.5%
1969 3,259 kt +3.7%
1970 3,292 kt +1.0%
1971 3,336 kt +1.3%
1972 3,316 kt -0.6%
1973 3,432 kt +3.5%
1974 3,382 kt -1.4%
1975 3,467 kt +2.5%
1976 3,498 kt +0.9%
1977 3,584 kt +2.5%
1978 3,639 kt +1.5%
1979 3,621 kt -0.5%
1980 3,639 kt +0.5%
1981 3,669 kt +0.8%
1982 3,549 kt -3.3%
1983 3,780 kt +6.5%
1984 3,797 kt +0.4%
1985 3,744 kt -1.4%
1986 3,731 kt -0.4%
1987 3,593 kt -3.7%
1988 3,786 kt +5.4%
1989 3,852 kt +1.8%
1990 3,862 kt +0.3%
1991 3,896 kt +0.9%
1992 3,836 kt -1.5%
1993 3,912 kt +2.0%
1994 3,951 kt +1.0%
1995 3,984 kt +0.8%
1996 4,036 kt +1.3%
1997 4,076 kt +1.0%
1998 4,150 kt +1.8%
1999 4,228 kt +1.9%
2000 4,231 kt +0.1%
2001 4,178 kt -1.3%
2002 4,019 kt -3.8%
2003 4,122 kt +2.6%
2004 4,112 kt -0.2%
2005 4,193 kt +2.0%
2006 4,266 kt +1.8%
2007 4,407 kt +3.3%
2008 4,493 kt +1.9%
2009 4,264 kt -5.1%
2010 4,352 kt +2.1%
2011 4,503 kt +3.5%
2012 4,467 kt -0.8%
2013 4,596 kt +2.9%
2014 4,625 kt +0.6%
2015 4,620 kt -0.1%
2016 4,545 kt -1.6%
2017 4,605 kt +1.3%
2018 4,576 kt -0.6%
2019 4,525 kt -1.1%
2020 4,734 kt +4.6%
2021 4,797 kt +1.3%
2022 4,878 kt +1.7%
2023 5,031 kt +3.1%
2030 3,696 kt -26.5%
2050 3,651 kt -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,005 kt 2,855 kt 3,259 kt 9
1970s 3,457 kt 3,292 kt 3,639 kt 10
1980s 3,714 kt 3,549 kt 3,852 kt 10
1990s 3,993 kt 3,836 kt 4,228 kt 10
2000s 4,229 kt 4,019 kt 4,493 kt 10
2010s 4,541 kt 4,352 kt 4,625 kt 10
2020s 4,860 kt 4,734 kt 5,031 kt 4
2030s 3,696 kt 3,696 kt 3,696 kt 1
2050s 3,651 kt 3,651 kt 3,651 kt 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 8,091 kt compare
  2. 2 China 5,378 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 5,359 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 2,223 kt compare
  5. 6 USSR 2,038 kt compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 1,272 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in India?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) in India was 3,651 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 5,031 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 2,855 kt in 1961.
How does India rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq)?
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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5)
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