Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita in India
India: Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita was 0.73 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▼ Falling
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
India recorded 0.73 t CO2eq/cap for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in 2023.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in India peaked at 0.76 t CO2eq/cap in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.67 t CO2eq/cap, in 2002.
India ranks 119th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Emissions on agricultural land — Emissions per capita in India, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.75 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.74 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.748 t CO2eq/cap | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 0.76 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.685 t CO2eq/cap | 0.67 t CO2eq/cap | 0.7 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.702 t CO2eq/cap | 0.69 t CO2eq/cap | 0.72 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7225 t CO2eq/cap | 0.71 t CO2eq/cap | 0.73 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 116 Italy 0.74 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 116 Solomon Islands 0.74 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 116 Switzerland 0.74 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 120 Fiji 0.71 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 121 Bangladesh 0.68 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.68 t CO2eq/cap compare
More climate change data for India
- 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)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3,699 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in India?
- Emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita in India was 0.73 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.76 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- What is the lowest emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.67 t CO2eq/cap in 2002.
- How does India rank for emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita?
- India ranks 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is emissions on agricultural land — emissions per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. 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 on agricultural land — Emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.