Energy — Emissions in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: Energy — Emissions was 10,796 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
10,796 kt
Change on year
up 8.6%
Rank
14th
of 32 groups
All-time high
10,796 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,238 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Energy — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1961–2023

4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for energy — emissions in Southern Asia is 10,796 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, energy — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 10,796 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,238 kt, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 14th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Energy — Emissions in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Energy — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 3,238 kt
1962 3,320 kt +2.5%
1963 3,543 kt +6.7%
1964 3,798 kt +7.2%
1965 4,010 kt +5.6%
1966 4,215 kt +5.1%
1967 4,391 kt +4.2%
1968 5,239 kt +19.3%
1969 5,149 kt -1.7%
1970 5,865 kt +13.9%
1971 5,855 kt -0.2%
1972 6,343 kt +8.3%
1973 7,031 kt +10.9%
1974 7,270 kt +3.4%
1975 6,868 kt -5.5%
1976 7,354 kt +7.1%
1977 7,177 kt -2.4%
1978 6,862 kt -4.4%
1979 5,267 kt -23.2%
1980 3,985 kt -24.3%
1981 4,026 kt +1.1%
1982 4,784 kt +18.8%
1983 5,060 kt +5.8%
1984 5,026 kt -0.7%
1985 5,253 kt +4.5%
1986 5,456 kt +3.9%
1987 6,037 kt +10.6%
1988 6,512 kt +7.9%
1989 7,237 kt +11.1%
1990 6,330 kt -12.5%
1991 7,069 kt +11.7%
1992 7,249 kt +2.6%
1993 7,206 kt -0.6%
1994 7,389 kt +2.5%
1995 7,381 kt -0.1%
1996 7,648 kt +3.6%
1997 7,795 kt +1.9%
1998 7,167 kt -8.0%
1999 7,127 kt -0.6%
2000 7,641 kt +7.2%
2001 7,334 kt -4.0%
2002 7,420 kt +1.2%
2003 8,389 kt +13.1%
2004 8,390 kt +0.0%
2005 8,748 kt +4.3%
2006 9,045 kt +3.4%
2007 8,864 kt -2.0%
2008 9,193 kt +3.7%
2009 9,464 kt +3.0%
2010 9,685 kt +2.3%
2011 9,718 kt +0.3%
2012 9,284 kt -4.5%
2013 8,288 kt -10.7%
2014 8,593 kt +3.7%
2015 8,712 kt +1.4%
2016 9,727 kt +11.6%
2017 9,930 kt +2.1%
2018 9,922 kt -0.1%
2019 8,897 kt -10.3%
2020 8,570 kt -3.7%
2021 9,339 kt +9.0%
2022 9,942 kt +6.5%
2023 10,796 kt +8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 4,100 kt 3,238 kt 5,239 kt 9
1970s 6,589 kt 5,267 kt 7,354 kt 10
1980s 5,338 kt 3,985 kt 7,237 kt 10
1990s 7,236 kt 6,330 kt 7,795 kt 10
2000s 8,449 kt 7,334 kt 9,464 kt 10
2010s 9,276 kt 8,288 kt 9,930 kt 10
2020s 9,662 kt 8,570 kt 10,796 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 11 Canada 2,360 kt compare
  2. 12 Australia and New Zealand 1,743 kt compare
  3. 13 Australia 1,710 kt compare
  4. 14 Brazil 1,410 kt compare
  5. 14 South Africa 1,410 kt compare
  6. 16 Algeria 1,300 kt compare
  7. 17 Ukraine 1,180 kt compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is energy — emissions in Southern Asia?
Energy — emissions in Southern Asia was 10,796 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest energy — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 10,796 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest energy — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,238 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for energy — emissions?
Southern Asia ranks 14th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is energy — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Energy — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Energy — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
250 places, 14,415 data points, 1961–2023
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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