Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per in India
India: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0003 kt per square kilometre for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in India peaked at 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places India 6th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per in India, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0003 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 7.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0003 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in India?
- Burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per in India was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0003 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per?
- India ranks 6th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is burning - crop residues — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) 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.
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) 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.