Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in India
India: Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre was 0.0743 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in India, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in India stood at 0.0743 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0743 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0138 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
India ranks 2nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0164 kt per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0262 kt per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0263 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0277 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0289 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0272 kt per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0258 kt per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0252 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0256 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0271 kt per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0274 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0296 kt per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0328 kt per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0388 kt per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0414 kt per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0439 kt per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0494 kt per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0521 kt per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0534 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0603 kt per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 0.063 kt per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0641 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0704 kt per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0663 kt per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0706 kt per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0743 kt per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0743 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0743 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kt per square kilometre, 207.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0743 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0 kt per square kilometre, 3908.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0229 kt per square kilometre | 0.0138 kt per square kilometre | 0.0289 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0294 kt per square kilometre | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | 0.0388 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0538 kt per square kilometre | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | 0.0704 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0714 kt per square kilometre | 0.0663 kt per square kilometre | 0.0743 kt per square kilometre | 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 (co2), per square kilometre in India?
- Electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre in India was 0.0743 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0743 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0138 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does India rank for electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 2nd out of 125 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions (co2), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Electricity — Emissions (CO2), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Electricity — Emissions Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Electricity — Emissions (CO2) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.