Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) in India

India: Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) was 85.03 kt in 2050. ▲ Rising

Latest (2050)
85.03 kt
World rank
5th
of 215 countries
All-time high
97.21 kt
in 2023
All-time low
33.2 kt
in 1966
Years of data
65
1961–2050

Crop Residues — Emissions in India, 1961–2050

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

Analysis

India recorded 85.03 kt for crop residues — emissions in 2050.

Over the whole period, crop residues — emissions in India peaked at 97.21 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.2 kt, in 1966.

India ranks 5th of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) in India, year by year

Annual values for Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O) in India, 1961 to 2050.
Year kt Change
1961 34.07 kt —
1962 34.63 kt +1.6%
1963 35.05 kt +1.2%
1964 35.7 kt +1.8%
1965 33.25 kt -6.8%
1966 33.2 kt -0.2%
1967 36.3 kt +9.3%
1968 38.15 kt +5.1%
1969 39.27 kt +2.9%
1970 40.57 kt +3.3%
1971 40.52 kt -0.1%
1972 39.31 kt -3.0%
1973 42.22 kt +7.4%
1974 39.36 kt -6.8%
1975 43.67 kt +11.0%
1976 42.73 kt -2.2%
1977 45.92 kt +7.4%
1978 47.06 kt +2.5%
1979 44.52 kt -5.4%
1980 46.69 kt +4.9%
1981 48.51 kt +3.9%
1982 45.83 kt -5.5%
1983 52.38 kt +14.3%
1984 52.17 kt -0.4%
1985 52.15 kt -0.0%
1986 52.29 kt +0.3%
1987 49.65 kt -5.1%
1988 55.47 kt +11.7%
1989 58.8 kt +6.0%
1990 57.9 kt -1.5%
1991 57.78 kt -0.2%
1992 59.35 kt +2.7%
1993 60.91 kt +2.6%
1994 61.37 kt +0.7%
1995 61.73 kt +0.6%
1996 63.32 kt +2.6%
1997 64.98 kt +2.6%
1998 65.51 kt +0.8%
1999 67.34 kt +2.8%
2000 67.21 kt -0.2%
2001 67.94 kt +1.1%
2002 61 kt -10.2%
2003 66.97 kt +9.8%
2004 66.07 kt -1.3%
2005 68.04 kt +3.0%
2006 68.9 kt +1.3%
2007 73.1 kt +6.1%
2008 74.34 kt +1.7%
2009 70.34 kt -5.4%
2010 75.04 kt +6.7%
2011 78.98 kt +5.2%
2012 79.89 kt +1.2%
2013 80.54 kt +0.8%
2014 80.73 kt +0.2%
2015 78.19 kt -3.1%
2016 81.3 kt +4.0%
2017 84.51 kt +4.0%
2018 85.45 kt +1.1%
2019 85.89 kt +0.5%
2020 89.91 kt +4.7%
2021 92.99 kt +3.4%
2022 94.35 kt +1.5%
2023 97.21 kt +3.0%
2030 80.49 kt -17.2%
2050 85.03 kt +5.6%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 85.03 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7169 kt, 118.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
  • India's 85.03 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.62 kt, 32.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 35.51 kt 33.2 kt 39.27 kt 9
1970s 42.59 kt 39.31 kt 47.06 kt 10
1980s 51.4 kt 45.83 kt 58.8 kt 10
1990s 62.02 kt 57.78 kt 67.34 kt 10
2000s 68.39 kt 61 kt 74.34 kt 10
2010s 81.05 kt 75.04 kt 85.89 kt 10
2020s 93.62 kt 89.91 kt 97.21 kt 4
2030s 80.49 kt 80.49 kt 80.49 kt 1
2050s 85.03 kt 85.03 kt 85.03 kt 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 United States 108.85 kt compare
  2. 3 China 102.39 kt compare
  3. 4 China, mainland 102.07 kt compare
  4. 6 Brazil 49.04 kt compare
  5. 7 USSR 44.91 kt compare
  6. 8 Argentina 31.35 kt compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crop residues — emissions in India?
Crop residues — emissions in India was 85.03 kt in 2050, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest crop residues — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 97.21 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest crop residues — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 33.2 kt in 1966.
How does India rank for 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 Crop Residues — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
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
248 places, 14,448 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