Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in India

India: Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 596,268 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
596,268 kt
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
2nd
of 221 countries
All-time high
596,268 kt
in 2023
All-time low
487,701 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in India, 1990–2023

0200.0k400.0k600.0k1990200620231990: 487.7k kt1991: 492.0k kt1992: 495.1k kt1993: 499.3k kt1994: 502.6k kt1995: 504.8k kt1996: 508.5k kt1997: 509.8k kt1998: 514.4k kt1999: 515.7k kt2000: 514.1k kt2001: 516.2k kt2002: 506.1k kt2003: 512.3k kt2004: 517.2k kt2005: 529.5k kt2006: 537.0k kt2007: 547.7k kt2008: 553.0k kt2009: 542.9k kt2010: 546.7k kt2011: 550.6k kt2012: 547.2k kt2013: 553.0k kt2014: 554.1k kt2015: 555.2k kt2016: 560.5k kt2017: 563.0k kt2018: 567.2k kt2019: 568.9k kt2020: 578.9k kt2021: 585.2k kt2022: 592.4k kt2023: 596.3k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India stood at 596,268 kt. 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 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India peaked at 596,268 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 487,701 kt, in 1990.

India ranks 2nd of 221 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 502,997 kt 487,701 kt 515,726 kt 10
2000s 527,592 kt 506,147 kt 553,040 kt 10
2010s 556,630 kt 546,664 kt 568,864 kt 10
2020s 588,188 kt 578,937 kt 596,268 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 783,887 kt compare
  2. 3 Brazil 412,513 kt compare
  3. 4 China (People’s Republic of) 408,389 kt compare
  4. 5 China, mainland 405,871 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India?
Farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India was 596,268 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 596,268 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 487,701 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
India ranks 2nd out of 221 countries with data for 2023.
Is farm gate — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Farm gate — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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