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 142 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 in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3224 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.3752 kt | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.4058 kt | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.453 kt | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 0.5081 kt | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5493 kt | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5383 kt | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5846 kt | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6228 kt | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5827 kt | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5429 kt | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5233 kt | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5413 kt | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.558 kt | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5674 kt | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5785 kt | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6345 kt | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6675 kt | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7295 kt | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7702 kt | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8456 kt | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8564 kt | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9032 kt | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 1.03 kt | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 1.08 kt | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 1.11 kt | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1.25 kt | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 1.31 kt | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 1.33 kt | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.46 kt | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.38 kt | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 1.47 kt | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1.54 kt | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 1.54 kt | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.54 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0017 kt, 908.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- India's 1.54 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.002 kt, 771.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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 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 (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.