Electricity — Emissions in India
India: Electricity — Emissions was 288.95 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
India recorded 288.95 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in India peaked at 288.95 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 60.38 kt, in 1990.
That places India 1st out of 142 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.
Electricity — Emissions in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.38 kt | — |
| 1991 | 70.27 kt | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 75.99 kt | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 84.83 kt | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 95.16 kt | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 102.87 kt | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 100.82 kt | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 109.48 kt | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 116.63 kt | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 109.12 kt | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 101.67 kt | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 98 kt | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 101.38 kt | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 104.5 kt | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 106.26 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 108.35 kt | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 118.82 kt | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 125.01 kt | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 136.61 kt | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 144.24 kt | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 158.35 kt | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 160.38 kt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 169.15 kt | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 192.39 kt | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 202.69 kt | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 207.81 kt | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 234.56 kt | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 245.14 kt | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 249.34 kt | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 273.79 kt | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 257.99 kt | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 274.79 kt | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 288.95 kt | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 288.95 kt | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 288.95 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3241 kt, 891.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- India's 288.95 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.378 kt, 764.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.56 kt | 60.38 kt | 116.63 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.49 kt | 98 kt | 144.24 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 209.36 kt | 158.35 kt | 273.79 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 277.67 kt | 257.99 kt | 288.95 kt | 4 |
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 electricity — emissions in India?
- Electricity — emissions in India was 288.95 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 288.95 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.38 kt in 1990.
- How does India rank for electricity — emissions?
- India ranks 1st out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. 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 Electricity — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.