Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in India

India: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 2,932 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
2,932 kt
World rank
4th
of 183 countries
All-time high
4,040 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2,293 kt
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in India, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

India recorded 2,932 kt for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2050.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India peaked at 4,040 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,293 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) from CH4 in India, year by year

Annual values for Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in India, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 2,293 kt
1962 2,366 kt +3.2%
1963 2,356 kt -0.4%
1964 2,384 kt +1.2%
1965 2,371 kt -0.5%
1966 2,369 kt -0.1%
1967 2,438 kt +2.9%
1968 2,523 kt +3.5%
1969 2,617 kt +3.7%
1970 2,643 kt +1.0%
1971 2,679 kt +1.3%
1972 2,663 kt -0.6%
1973 2,756 kt +3.5%
1974 2,716 kt -1.4%
1975 2,784 kt +2.5%
1976 2,809 kt +0.9%
1977 2,878 kt +2.5%
1978 2,922 kt +1.5%
1979 2,908 kt -0.5%
1980 2,922 kt +0.5%
1981 2,946 kt +0.8%
1982 2,850 kt -3.3%
1983 3,036 kt +6.5%
1984 3,049 kt +0.4%
1985 3,006 kt -1.4%
1986 2,996 kt -0.4%
1987 2,885 kt -3.7%
1988 3,040 kt +5.4%
1989 3,093 kt +1.8%
1990 3,101 kt +0.3%
1991 3,128 kt +0.9%
1992 3,080 kt -1.5%
1993 3,141 kt +2.0%
1994 3,173 kt +1.0%
1995 3,199 kt +0.8%
1996 3,241 kt +1.3%
1997 3,273 kt +1.0%
1998 3,332 kt +1.8%
1999 3,395 kt +1.9%
2000 3,397 kt +0.1%
2001 3,355 kt -1.3%
2002 3,227 kt -3.8%
2003 3,310 kt +2.6%
2004 3,302 kt -0.2%
2005 3,367 kt +2.0%
2006 3,426 kt +1.7%
2007 3,539 kt +3.3%
2008 3,608 kt +1.9%
2009 3,424 kt -5.1%
2010 3,495 kt +2.1%
2011 3,616 kt +3.5%
2012 3,587 kt -0.8%
2013 3,690 kt +2.9%
2014 3,714 kt +0.6%
2015 3,709 kt -0.1%
2016 3,649 kt -1.6%
2017 3,697 kt +1.3%
2018 3,675 kt -0.6%
2019 3,633 kt -1.1%
2020 3,801 kt +4.6%
2021 3,852 kt +1.3%
2022 3,917 kt +1.7%
2023 4,040 kt +3.1%
2030 2,968 kt -26.5%
2050 2,932 kt -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,413 kt 2,293 kt 2,617 kt 9
1970s 2,776 kt 2,643 kt 2,922 kt 10
1980s 2,982 kt 2,850 kt 3,093 kt 10
1990s 3,206 kt 3,080 kt 3,395 kt 10
2000s 3,395 kt 3,227 kt 3,608 kt 10
2010s 3,646 kt 3,495 kt 3,714 kt 10
2020s 3,902 kt 3,801 kt 4,040 kt 4
2030s 2,968 kt 2,968 kt 2,968 kt 1
2050s 2,932 kt 2,932 kt 2,932 kt 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 6,497 kt compare
  2. 2 China 4,318 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 4,303 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 1,785 kt compare
  5. 6 Türkiye 245.04 kt compare
  6. 6 USSR 1,637 kt compare
  7. 7 Indonesia 1,021 kt compare

See the full ranking of 235 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India?
Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India was 2,932 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 4,040 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 2,293 kt in 1961.
How does India rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
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) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (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