Drained organic soils — Emissions in India

India: Drained organic soils — Emissions was 0.7557 kt in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.7557 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 216 countries
All-time high
0.7832 kt
in 1995
All-time low
0.7557 kt
in 2022
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Drained organic soils — Emissions in India, 1990–2024

00.20.40.60.81990200720241990: 0.782 kt1991: 0.782 kt1992: 0.782 kt1993: 0.782 kt1994: 0.782 kt1995: 0.783 kt1996: 0.782 kt1997: 0.782 kt1998: 0.781 kt1999: 0.777 kt2000: 0.772 kt2001: 0.771 kt2002: 0.77 kt2003: 0.769 kt2004: 0.768 kt2005: 0.766 kt2006: 0.766 kt2007: 0.766 kt2008: 0.765 kt2009: 0.766 kt2010: 0.765 kt2011: 0.765 kt2012: 0.765 kt2013: 0.765 kt2014: 0.764 kt2015: 0.764 kt2016: 0.763 kt2017: 0.763 kt2018: 0.763 kt2019: 0.757 kt2020: 0.756 kt2021: 0.756 kt2022: 0.756 kt2023: 0.756 kt2024: 0.756 kt

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.7557 kt for drained organic soils — emissions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, drained organic soils — emissions in India peaked at 0.7832 kt in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7557 kt, in 2022.

That places India 40th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7815 kt 0.7767 kt 0.7832 kt 10
2000s 0.768 kt 0.7653 kt 0.7719 kt 10
2010s 0.7632 kt 0.7567 kt 0.7654 kt 10
2020s 0.7558 kt 0.7557 kt 0.7561 kt 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 37 New Zealand 1.11 kt compare
  2. 38 Uganda 0.9863 kt compare
  3. 39 Greece 0.8042 kt compare
  4. 41 Bulgaria 0.753 kt compare
  5. 42 Nepal 0.7472 kt compare
  6. 43 Chile 0.7381 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is drained organic soils — emissions in India?
Drained organic soils — emissions in India was 0.7557 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.7832 kt in 1995.
What is the lowest drained organic soils — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7557 kt in 2022.
How does India rank for drained organic soils — emissions?
India ranks 40th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is drained organic soils — emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Drained organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.