IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in Southern Asia

Southern Asia: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions was 31,683 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
31,683 kt
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
31,683 kt
in 2023
All-time low
17,429 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in Southern Asia, 1961–2023

010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 31,683 kt for ipcc agriculture — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions in Southern Asia peaked at 31,683 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17,429 kt, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 5th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

IPCC Agriculture — Emissions in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4) in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 17,429 kt
1962 17,517 kt +0.5%
1963 17,573 kt +0.3%
1964 17,853 kt +1.6%
1965 17,791 kt -0.3%
1966 18,082 kt +1.6%
1967 18,308 kt +1.3%
1968 18,548 kt +1.3%
1969 18,802 kt +1.4%
1970 18,827 kt +0.1%
1971 18,894 kt +0.4%
1972 18,912 kt +0.1%
1973 19,156 kt +1.3%
1974 19,342 kt +1.0%
1975 19,722 kt +2.0%
1976 19,810 kt +0.4%
1977 20,222 kt +2.1%
1978 20,625 kt +2.0%
1979 20,837 kt +1.0%
1980 20,802 kt -0.2%
1981 21,176 kt +1.8%
1982 21,226 kt +0.2%
1983 21,731 kt +2.4%
1984 22,008 kt +1.3%
1985 22,214 kt +0.9%
1986 22,693 kt +2.2%
1987 22,520 kt -0.8%
1988 23,034 kt +2.3%
1989 23,388 kt +1.5%
1990 23,672 kt +1.2%
1991 23,794 kt +0.5%
1992 24,026 kt +1.0%
1993 24,238 kt +0.9%
1994 24,478 kt +1.0%
1995 24,685 kt +0.8%
1996 25,008 kt +1.3%
1997 25,174 kt +0.7%
1998 25,428 kt +1.0%
1999 25,664 kt +0.9%
2000 25,573 kt -0.4%
2001 25,598 kt +0.1%
2002 25,392 kt -0.8%
2003 25,747 kt +1.4%
2004 25,943 kt +0.8%
2005 26,561 kt +2.4%
2006 27,098 kt +2.0%
2007 27,602 kt +1.9%
2008 28,011 kt +1.5%
2009 27,776 kt -0.8%
2010 27,987 kt +0.8%
2011 28,354 kt +1.3%
2012 28,316 kt -0.1%
2013 28,708 kt +1.4%
2014 28,656 kt -0.2%
2015 28,849 kt +0.7%
2016 29,159 kt +1.1%
2017 29,391 kt +0.8%
2018 29,746 kt +1.2%
2019 30,042 kt +1.0%
2020 30,674 kt +2.1%
2021 31,137 kt +1.5%
2022 31,509 kt +1.2%
2023 31,683 kt +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17,989 kt 17,429 kt 18,802 kt 9
1970s 19,635 kt 18,827 kt 20,837 kt 10
1980s 22,079 kt 20,802 kt 23,388 kt 10
1990s 24,617 kt 23,672 kt 25,664 kt 10
2000s 26,530 kt 25,392 kt 28,011 kt 10
2010s 28,921 kt 27,987 kt 30,042 kt 10
2020s 31,251 kt 30,674 kt 31,683 kt 4

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 2 India 21,006 kt compare
  2. 3 Brazil 14,691 kt compare
  3. 4 China 14,254 kt compare
  4. 5 China, mainland 14,168 kt compare
  5. 6 USSR 11,489 kt compare
  6. 7 Pakistan 6,165 kt compare
  7. 7 Türkiye 961.68 kt compare
  8. 8 Australia and New Zealand 5,503 kt compare

See the full ranking of 279 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ipcc agriculture — emissions in Southern Asia?
Ipcc agriculture — emissions in Southern Asia was 31,683 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 31,683 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 17,429 kt in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions?
Southern Asia ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2023.
Is ipcc agriculture — emissions rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Asia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
279 places, 15,374 data points, 1961–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf