Electricity — Emissions in India
India: Electricity — Emissions was 1.54 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Emissions in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — emissions in India is 1.54 kt, measured in 2023. 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 in India peaked at 1.54 kt in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3224 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 | 0.4942 kt | 0.3224 kt | 0.6228 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6113 kt | 0.5233 kt | 0.7702 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 kt | 0.8456 kt | 1.46 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 kt | 1.38 kt | 1.54 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 1.54 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 1.54 kt in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3224 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 (N2O). 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.