Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O) in India
India: Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O) was 2.71 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising
Burning - Crop residues — Emissions in India, 1961–2050
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 5th out of 215 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 (N2O) in India, year by year
| 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% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.71 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0334 kt, 81.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 2.71 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1051 kt, 25.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Burning - Crop residues — Emissions (N2O) in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2030 | -26.5% | 3.74 kt | 2.75 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 5th out of 215 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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About this data
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