Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in India
India: Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) was 138,880 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in India, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India stood at 138,880 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India peaked at 138,880 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 41,160 kt, in 1961.
India ranks 9th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 41,160 kt | — |
| 1962 | 42,840 kt | +4.1% |
| 1963 | 44,240 kt | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 43,400 kt | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 45,640 kt | +5.2% |
| 1966 | 45,920 kt | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 46,200 kt | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 47,880 kt | +3.6% |
| 1969 | 47,880 kt | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 50,400 kt | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 50,120 kt | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 51,800 kt | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 52,080 kt | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 54,880 kt | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 58,240 kt | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 59,080 kt | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 59,360 kt | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 59,640 kt | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 60,480 kt | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 63,280 kt | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 68,600 kt | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 70,840 kt | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 74,200 kt | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 77,840 kt | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 80,360 kt | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 90,160 kt | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 99,400 kt | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 111,160 kt | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 119,560 kt | +7.6% |
| 1990 | 85,400 kt | -28.6% |
| 1991 | 87,640 kt | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 85,960 kt | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 83,160 kt | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 84,280 kt | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 88,480 kt | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 90,160 kt | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 94,360 kt | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 90,720 kt | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 92,400 kt | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 93,800 kt | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 94,640 kt | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 95,760 kt | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 99,400 kt | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 102,200 kt | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 104,720 kt | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 106,680 kt | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 110,600 kt | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 118,440 kt | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 125,160 kt | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 126,280 kt | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 128,240 kt | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 131,880 kt | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 102,480 kt | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 106,960 kt | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 109,480 kt | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 111,160 kt | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 111,440 kt | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 117,040 kt | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 114,520 kt | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 110,600 kt | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 120,120 kt | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 131,040 kt | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 138,880 kt | +6.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 138,880 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2,106 kt, 66.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 138,880 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,197 kt, 63.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -28.6% | 119,560 kt | 85,400 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45,018 kt | 41,160 kt | 47,880 kt | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,608 kt | 50,120 kt | 60,480 kt | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,540 kt | 63,280 kt | 119,560 kt | 10 |
| 1990s | 88,256 kt | 83,160 kt | 94,360 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 105,140 kt | 93,800 kt | 125,160 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 115,948 kt | 102,480 kt | 131,880 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,160 kt | 110,600 kt | 138,880 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 energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India?
- Energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India was 138,880 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 138,880 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,160 kt in 1961.
- How does India rank for energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
- India ranks 9th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is energy — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 Energy — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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