Grassland organic soils — Emissions in India
India: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 269.72 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
India recorded 269.72 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in India peaked at 411.89 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 269.68 kt, in 2018.
India ranks 48th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland organic soils — Emissions in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 411.89 kt | — |
| 1991 | 411.89 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 411.89 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 411.89 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 411.89 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 394.98 kt | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 389.05 kt | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 369.99 kt | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 367.02 kt | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 332.45 kt | -9.4% |
| 2000 | 309.97 kt | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 304.1 kt | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 303.17 kt | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 298.21 kt | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 293.93 kt | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 284.94 kt | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 281.6 kt | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 281.16 kt | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 279.73 kt | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 276.69 kt | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 275.71 kt | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 273.21 kt | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 272.65 kt | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 272.4 kt | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 271.39 kt | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 271.35 kt | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 271.07 kt | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 270.77 kt | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 269.68 kt | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 270.29 kt | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 270 kt | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 269.82 kt | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 269.72 kt | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 269.72 kt | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 269.72 kt | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 391.3 kt | 332.45 kt | 411.89 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 291.35 kt | 276.69 kt | 309.97 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 271.85 kt | 269.68 kt | 275.71 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 269.8 kt | 269.72 kt | 270 kt | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 45 Switzerland 336.31 kt compare
- 46 Denmark 323.95 kt compare
- 47 Congo 294.11 kt compare
- 49 Papua New Guinea 245.48 kt compare
- 50 Colombia 234.63 kt compare
- 51 Faroe Islands 224.88 kt 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 grassland organic soils — emissions in India?
- Grassland organic soils — emissions in India was 269.72 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 411.89 kt in 1990.
- What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 269.68 kt in 2018.
- How does India rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
- India ranks 48th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland organic soils — emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. 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 Grassland organic soils — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from drained organic soils consists of nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from the mineralization and oxidation of organic matter in organic soils that are drained for agricultural activities.