Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in India
India: Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) was 1,247 kt in 2023. ▼ Falling
Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (CO2eq) in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
In 2023, industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in India stood at 1,247 kt.
That represents a change of down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in India peaked at 2,578 kt in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1,225 kt, in 1994.
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 (CO2eq) in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,259 kt | — |
| 1991 | 1,344 kt | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 1,400 kt | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1,234 kt | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 1,225 kt | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,077 kt | +69.5% |
| 1996 | 2,181 kt | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 1,980 kt | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 1,895 kt | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 2,048 kt | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 2,270 kt | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 2,260 kt | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,312 kt | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2,578 kt | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 1,950 kt | -24.4% |
| 2005 | 2,074 kt | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 2,009 kt | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,461 kt | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 2,364 kt | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1,753 kt | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 2,044 kt | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 2,403 kt | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 2,507 kt | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2,417 kt | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 2,177 kt | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 1,402 kt | -35.6% |
| 2016 | 1,314 kt | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 1,323 kt | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 1,327 kt | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,327 kt | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,327 kt | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,247 kt | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 1,247 kt | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,247 kt | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1,247 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 34.04 kt, 36.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 1,247 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 53.63 kt, 23.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industrial Wastewater — Emissions (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +69.5% | 1,225 kt | 2,077 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,664 kt | 1,225 kt | 2,181 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,203 kt | 1,753 kt | 2,578 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,824 kt | 1,314 kt | 2,507 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,267 kt | 1,247 kt | 1,327 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 13 Colombia 1,657 kt compare
- 13 Melanesia 52.4 kt compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of the Congo 28.81 kt compare
- 14 Germany 1,420 kt compare
- 15 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 23.53 kt compare
- 15 Portugal 1,303 kt compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.92 kt compare
- 17 Italy 1,072 kt compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 1.53 kt compare
- 18 France 1,060 kt compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.8658 kt compare
- 19 Japan 947.01 kt compare
- 19 Micronesia 0.2919 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 (co2eq) in India?
- Industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) in India was 1,247 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2,578 kt in 2003.
- What is the lowest industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,225 kt in 1994.
- How does India rank for industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq)?
- India ranks 16th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is industrial wastewater — emissions (co2eq) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. 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 (CO2eq) (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.