Grassland organic soils — Emissions in India

India: Grassland organic soils — Emissions was 0.0603 kt in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0603 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 221 countries
All-time high
0.092 kt
in 1990
All-time low
0.0602 kt
in 2018
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Grassland organic soils — Emissions in India, 1990–2024

00.020.040.060.080.11990200720241990: 0.092 kt1991: 0.092 kt1992: 0.092 kt1993: 0.092 kt1994: 0.092 kt1995: 0.088 kt1996: 0.087 kt1997: 0.083 kt1998: 0.082 kt1999: 0.074 kt2000: 0.069 kt2001: 0.068 kt2002: 0.068 kt2003: 0.067 kt2004: 0.066 kt2005: 0.064 kt2006: 0.063 kt2007: 0.063 kt2008: 0.062 kt2009: 0.062 kt2010: 0.062 kt2011: 0.061 kt2012: 0.061 kt2013: 0.061 kt2014: 0.061 kt2015: 0.061 kt2016: 0.061 kt2017: 0.06 kt2018: 0.06 kt2019: 0.06 kt2020: 0.06 kt2021: 0.06 kt2022: 0.06 kt2023: 0.06 kt2024: 0.06 kt

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.0603 kt for grassland organic soils — emissions in 2024.

The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland organic soils — emissions in India peaked at 0.092 kt in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0602 kt, in 2018.

That places India 51st out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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

Annual values for Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O) in India, 1990 to 2024.
Year kt Change
1990 0.092 kt
1991 0.092 kt +0.0%
1992 0.092 kt +0.0%
1993 0.092 kt +0.0%
1994 0.092 kt +0.0%
1995 0.0882 kt -4.1%
1996 0.0869 kt -1.5%
1997 0.0826 kt -4.9%
1998 0.082 kt -0.7%
1999 0.0743 kt -9.4%
2000 0.0692 kt -6.9%
2001 0.0679 kt -1.9%
2002 0.0677 kt -0.3%
2003 0.0666 kt -1.6%
2004 0.0657 kt -1.4%
2005 0.0637 kt -3.0%
2006 0.0629 kt -1.3%
2007 0.0628 kt -0.2%
2008 0.0625 kt -0.5%
2009 0.0618 kt -1.1%
2010 0.0616 kt -0.3%
2011 0.061 kt -1.0%
2012 0.0609 kt -0.2%
2013 0.0609 kt +0.0%
2014 0.0606 kt -0.5%
2015 0.0606 kt +0.0%
2016 0.0606 kt +0.0%
2017 0.0605 kt -0.2%
2018 0.0602 kt -0.5%
2019 0.0604 kt +0.3%
2020 0.0603 kt -0.2%
2021 0.0603 kt +0.0%
2022 0.0603 kt +0.0%
2023 0.0603 kt +0.0%
2024 0.0603 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0874 kt 0.0743 kt 0.092 kt 10
2000s 0.0651 kt 0.0618 kt 0.0692 kt 10
2010s 0.0607 kt 0.0602 kt 0.0616 kt 10
2020s 0.0603 kt 0.0603 kt 0.0603 kt 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 48 Sri Lanka 0.0812 kt compare
  2. 49 Uganda 0.0762 kt compare
  3. 50 Congo 0.0656 kt compare
  4. 52 Papua New Guinea 0.0596 kt compare
  5. 53 Colombia 0.0524 kt compare
  6. 54 Kenya 0.0474 kt compare

See the full ranking of 274 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland organic soils — emissions in India?
Grassland organic soils — emissions in India was 0.0603 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 0.092 kt in 1990.
What is the lowest grassland organic soils — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0602 kt in 2018.
How does India rank for grassland organic soils — emissions?
India ranks 51st 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 0.5%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Grassland organic soils — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
274 places, 9,364 data points, 1990–2024
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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.