Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in India

India: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions was 2.71 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
2.71 kt
World rank
4th
of 183 countries
All-time high
3.74 kt
in 2023
All-time low
2.12 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

In 2050, burning - crop residues — emissions in India stood at 2.71 kt.

Over the whole period, burning - crop residues — emissions in India peaked at 3.74 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.12 kt, in 1961.

That places India 4th out of 183 countries with data for 2050, putting it 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 (N2O) in India, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 2.12 kt
1962 2.19 kt +3.2%
1963 2.18 kt -0.4%
1964 2.21 kt +1.2%
1965 2.2 kt -0.5%
1966 2.19 kt -0.1%
1967 2.26 kt +2.9%
1968 2.34 kt +3.5%
1969 2.42 kt +3.7%
1970 2.45 kt +1.0%
1971 2.48 kt +1.3%
1972 2.47 kt -0.6%
1973 2.55 kt +3.5%
1974 2.51 kt -1.4%
1975 2.58 kt +2.5%
1976 2.6 kt +0.9%
1977 2.66 kt +2.5%
1978 2.71 kt +1.5%
1979 2.69 kt -0.5%
1980 2.71 kt +0.5%
1981 2.73 kt +0.8%
1982 2.64 kt -3.3%
1983 2.81 kt +6.5%
1984 2.82 kt +0.4%
1985 2.78 kt -1.4%
1986 2.77 kt -0.4%
1987 2.67 kt -3.7%
1988 2.81 kt +5.4%
1989 2.86 kt +1.8%
1990 2.87 kt +0.3%
1991 2.9 kt +0.9%
1992 2.85 kt -1.5%
1993 2.91 kt +2.0%
1994 2.94 kt +1.0%
1995 2.96 kt +0.8%
1996 3 kt +1.3%
1997 3.03 kt +1.0%
1998 3.09 kt +1.8%
1999 3.14 kt +1.9%
2000 3.15 kt +0.1%
2001 3.11 kt -1.3%
2002 2.99 kt -3.8%
2003 3.06 kt +2.6%
2004 3.06 kt -0.2%
2005 3.12 kt +2.0%
2006 3.17 kt +1.8%
2007 3.28 kt +3.3%
2008 3.34 kt +1.9%
2009 3.17 kt -5.1%
2010 3.24 kt +2.1%
2011 3.35 kt +3.5%
2012 3.32 kt -0.8%
2013 3.42 kt +2.9%
2014 3.44 kt +0.6%
2015 3.43 kt -0.1%
2016 3.38 kt -1.6%
2017 3.42 kt +1.3%
2018 3.4 kt -0.6%
2019 3.36 kt -1.1%
2020 3.52 kt +4.6%
2021 3.57 kt +1.3%
2022 3.63 kt +1.7%
2023 3.74 kt +3.1%
2030 2.75 kt -26.5%
2050 2.71 kt -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2.23 kt 2.12 kt 2.42 kt 9
1970s 2.57 kt 2.45 kt 2.71 kt 10
1980s 2.76 kt 2.64 kt 2.86 kt 10
1990s 2.97 kt 2.85 kt 3.14 kt 10
2000s 3.14 kt 2.99 kt 3.34 kt 10
2010s 3.38 kt 3.24 kt 3.44 kt 10
2020s 3.61 kt 3.52 kt 3.74 kt 4
2030s 2.75 kt 2.75 kt 2.75 kt 1
2050s 2.71 kt 2.71 kt 2.71 kt 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 6.02 kt compare
  2. 2 China 4 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 3.98 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 1.65 kt compare
  5. 6 USSR 1.52 kt compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 0.9458 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 2.71 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 3.74 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest burning - crop residues — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 2.12 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O)
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