Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) in India
India: Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in India, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in India is 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.6% on the previous year and down 48.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0037 kt per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 kt per square kilometre, in 2002.
India ranks 25th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) in India, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -60.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +107.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 kt per square kilometre | -43.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 kt per square kilometre | -48.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | -32.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +407.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 kt per square kilometre | +61.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -39.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0019 kt per square kilometre | +61.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | +222.5% |
| 2010 | 0.003 kt per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -50.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | +137.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -40.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 kt per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0026 kt per square kilometre | +57.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 kt per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | -40.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | -48.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | +469.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | -58.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | -31.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0011 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, 8.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0011 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0005 kt per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre (CO2eq) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +469.2% | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre |
| 2003 | +407.1% | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0005 kt per square kilometre | 0.0015 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0036 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0035 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0017 kt per square kilometre | 0.0007 kt per square kilometre | 0.0037 kt per square kilometre | 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 forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in India?
- Forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in India was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0037 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 kt per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does India rank for forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 25th out of 199 countries with data for 2023.
- Is forest fires — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest fires — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.