Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in India

India: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions was 21,310 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
21,310 kt
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
2nd
of 221 countries
All-time high
21,310 kt
in 2023
All-time low
17,443 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in India, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k1990200620231990: 17.4k kt1991: 17.6k kt1992: 17.7k kt1993: 17.9k kt1994: 18.0k kt1995: 18.1k kt1996: 18.2k kt1997: 18.2k kt1998: 18.4k kt1999: 18.5k kt2000: 18.4k kt2001: 18.4k kt2002: 18.1k kt2003: 18.3k kt2004: 18.5k kt2005: 18.9k kt2006: 19.2k kt2007: 19.6k kt2008: 19.8k kt2009: 19.4k kt2010: 19.6k kt2011: 19.7k kt2012: 19.6k kt2013: 19.8k kt2014: 19.8k kt2015: 19.8k kt2016: 20.0k kt2017: 20.1k kt2018: 20.3k kt2019: 20.3k kt2020: 20.7k kt2021: 20.9k kt2022: 21.2k kt2023: 21.3k kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

India recorded 21,310 kt for emissions on agricultural land — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions in India peaked at 21,310 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17,443 kt, in 1990.

That places India 2nd out of 221 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions in India, year by year

Annual values for Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4) in India, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 17,443 kt
1991 17,598 kt +0.9%
1992 17,708 kt +0.6%
1993 17,858 kt +0.8%
1994 17,976 kt +0.7%
1995 18,053 kt +0.4%
1996 18,189 kt +0.8%
1997 18,226 kt +0.2%
1998 18,392 kt +0.9%
1999 18,451 kt +0.3%
2000 18,382 kt -0.4%
2001 18,442 kt +0.3%
2002 18,079 kt -2.0%
2003 18,316 kt +1.3%
2004 18,499 kt +1.0%
2005 18,928 kt +2.3%
2006 19,213 kt +1.5%
2007 19,586 kt +1.9%
2008 19,775 kt +1.0%
2009 19,443 kt -1.7%
2010 19,589 kt +0.7%
2011 19,683 kt +0.5%
2012 19,590 kt -0.5%
2013 19,786 kt +1.0%
2014 19,823 kt +0.2%
2015 19,846 kt +0.1%
2016 20,044 kt +1.0%
2017 20,132 kt +0.4%
2018 20,270 kt +0.7%
2019 20,327 kt +0.3%
2020 20,687 kt +1.8%
2021 20,949 kt +1.3%
2022 21,167 kt +1.0%
2023 21,310 kt +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17,989 kt 17,443 kt 18,451 kt 10
2000s 18,866 kt 18,079 kt 19,775 kt 10
2010s 19,909 kt 19,589 kt 20,327 kt 10
2020s 21,028 kt 20,687 kt 21,310 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 28,008 kt compare
  2. 3 Brazil 14,926 kt compare
  3. 4 China 14,585 kt compare
  4. 5 China, mainland 14,495 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions in India?
Emissions on agricultural land — emissions in India was 21,310 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 21,310 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 17,443 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions?
India ranks 2nd out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,129 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf