Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in India
India: Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) was 12.28 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in India stood at 12.28 %. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in India peaked at 33.82 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 12.28 %, in 2023.
That places India 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.77 % | 25.75 % | 33.82 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.01 % | 17.41 % | 25.34 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.07 % | 13.39 % | 17.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.36 % | 12.28 % | 14.52 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 79 Syrian Arab Republic 13.44 % compare
- 80 Madagascar 12.78 % compare
- 81 Mexico 12.72 % compare
- 83 Switzerland 12.25 % compare
- 84 Armenia 11.88 % compare
- 85 Romania 11.65 % compare
More climate change data for India
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) — FAO TIER 1 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (N2O) — FAO TIER 1 664.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 3,699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in India?
- Emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) in India was 12.28 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 33.82 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.28 % in 2023.
- How does India rank for emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq)?
- India ranks 82nd out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions from livestock — emissions share (co2eq) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Emissions from livestock — Emissions Share (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.