Electricity — Emissions in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Electricity — Emissions was 250,334 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — emissions in Southern Asia is 250,334 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 250,334 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45,564 kt, in 1990.
Southern Asia ranks 4th of 34 groups 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 | 73,852 kt | 45,564 kt | 92,899 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 99,474 kt | 83,156 kt | 132,949 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 183,597 kt | 140,552 kt | 235,853 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 241,278 kt | 224,890 kt | 250,334 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 1 India 220,814 kt compare
- 2 China 145,694 kt compare
- 3 China, mainland 143,800 kt compare
- 4 OECD 90,142 kt compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 25,133 kt compare
- 6 Russian Federation 9,879 kt compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 9,359 kt compare
More climate change data for Southern Asia
- Forest land — Carbon stock in living biomass 5,339 million t (2025)
- Forestland — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) — FAO TIER 1 -165,266 kt (2025)
- Forestland — Area — FAO TIER 1 100,831 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest) -157,557 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Net emissions/removals (CO2) (Forest land) 7,709 kt (2025)
- Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 31.65 1000 ha (2025)
- Carbon stock change in forests — Area — FAO TIER 1 100,862 1000 ha (2025)
- Savanna fires — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter) 6.83 million t (2024)
- Other forest — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 4.05 kt (2024)
- Savanna fires — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 1.43 kt (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — emissions in Southern Asia?
- Electricity — emissions in Southern Asia was 250,334 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 250,334 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,564 kt in 1990.
- How does Southern Asia rank for electricity — emissions?
- Southern Asia ranks 4th out of 34 groups with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.