Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in India
India: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions was 39.55 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions in India stood at 39.55 kt. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions in India peaked at 87.58 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 39.55 kt, in 2021.
India ranks 16th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40.54 kt | — |
| 1991 | 43.44 kt | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 45.43 kt | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 40.99 kt | -9.8% |
| 1994 | 40.51 kt | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 70.75 kt | +74.7% |
| 1996 | 74.29 kt | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 66.83 kt | -10.0% |
| 1998 | 64.16 kt | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 69.93 kt | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 77.62 kt | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 77.1 kt | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 78.64 kt | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 87.58 kt | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 64.22 kt | -26.7% |
| 2005 | 69.58 kt | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 67.75 kt | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 83.91 kt | +23.9% |
| 2008 | 80.47 kt | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 58.36 kt | -27.5% |
| 2010 | 68.62 kt | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 81.39 kt | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 85.05 kt | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 81.4 kt | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 73.46 kt | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 45.61 kt | -37.9% |
| 2016 | 42.43 kt | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 42.7 kt | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 42.83 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.83 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.83 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39.55 kt | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 39.55 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.55 kt | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 39.55 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.1 kt, 36.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 39.55 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.7 kt, 23.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +74.7% | 40.51 kt | 70.75 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.69 kt | 40.51 kt | 74.29 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.52 kt | 58.36 kt | 87.58 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.63 kt | 42.43 kt | 85.05 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.37 kt | 39.55 kt | 42.83 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 13 Colombia 58.45 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 1.71 kt compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.9581 kt compare
- 14 Portugal 45.8 kt compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0.757 kt compare
- 15 Germany 45.32 kt compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.3372 kt compare
- 17 France 33.9 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 0.0507 kt compare
- 18 Italy 33.68 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.0293 kt compare
- 19 Japan 29.71 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia 0.0099 kt compare
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 industrial wastewater — emissions in India?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions in India was 39.55 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 87.58 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.55 kt in 2021.
- How does India rank for industrial wastewater — emissions?
- India ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. 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 Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.