Electricity — Emissions in India
India: Electricity — Emissions was 220,814 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 220,814 kt for electricity — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in India peaked at 220,814 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41,129 kt, in 1990.
India ranks 1st of 153 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68,042 kt | 41,129 kt | 86,040 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 87,295 kt | 74,180 kt | 115,481 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,991 kt | 119,053 kt | 209,234 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 212,194 kt | 197,155 kt | 220,814 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Share co2 vs population 14.79 (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 1.46 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 522.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 35.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 2.2 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 66.07 billion (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 2.2 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 2.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in India?
- Electricity — emissions in India was 220,814 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 220,814 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,129 kt in 1990.
- How does India rank for electricity — emissions?
- India ranks 1st out of 153 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 (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.