Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in India
India: Domestic Wastewater — Emissions was 1,918 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic wastewater — emissions in India is 1,918 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic wastewater — emissions in India peaked at 1,918 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,153 kt, in 1990.
That places India 4th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Domestic Wastewater — Emissions in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,153 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,179 kt | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1,204 kt | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1,230 kt | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 1,255 kt | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1,281 kt | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1,306 kt | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 1,332 kt | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 1,358 kt | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 1,385 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 1,411 kt | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 1,437 kt | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1,464 kt | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,489 kt | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 1,515 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,540 kt | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 1,564 kt | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,588 kt | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,611 kt | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 1,634 kt | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,658 kt | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,682 kt | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1,705 kt | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,728 kt | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1,750 kt | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,771 kt | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 1,792 kt | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,813 kt | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1,833 kt | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,852 kt | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,870 kt | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1,886 kt | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1,901 kt | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1,918 kt | +0.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1,918 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.23 kt, 134.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 1,918 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 35.03 kt, 54.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,268 kt | 1,153 kt | 1,385 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,525 kt | 1,411 kt | 1,634 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,759 kt | 1,658 kt | 1,852 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,894 kt | 1,870 kt | 1,918 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 OECD 2,294 kt compare
- 2 China 2,125 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 2,087 kt compare
- 4 Viet Nam 130.34 kt compare
- 5 Democratic Republic of the Congo 126.05 kt compare
- 5 Indonesia 365.22 kt compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 120.52 kt compare
- 6 Pakistan 327 kt compare
- 7 Brazil 276.36 kt compare
- 7 Türkiye 111.48 kt compare
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 domestic wastewater — emissions in India?
- Domestic wastewater — emissions in India was 1,918 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1,918 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest domestic wastewater — emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,153 kt in 1990.
- How does India rank for domestic wastewater — emissions?
- India ranks 4th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic wastewater — emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Domestic Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.