IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in India
India: IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land was 4.53 t CO2eq/ha in 2023. ▲ Rising
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in India is 4.53 t CO2eq/ha, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in India peaked at 4.53 t CO2eq/ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.33 t CO2eq/ha, in 1990.
India ranks 27th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land in India, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.33 t CO2eq/ha | — |
| 1991 | 3.36 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 3.4 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.44 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.48 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 3.52 t CO2eq/ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.56 t CO2eq/ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.58 t CO2eq/ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.63 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 3.64 t CO2eq/ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 3.62 t CO2eq/ha | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.65 t CO2eq/ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 3.56 t CO2eq/ha | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 3.63 t CO2eq/ha | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.68 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.8 t CO2eq/ha | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 3.88 t CO2eq/ha | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.99 t CO2eq/ha | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 4.03 t CO2eq/ha | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.98 t CO2eq/ha | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 4.04 t CO2eq/ha | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.1 t CO2eq/ha | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 4.06 t CO2eq/ha | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 4.09 t CO2eq/ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.1 t CO2eq/ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.12 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.14 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 4.18 t CO2eq/ha | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.23 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 4.28 t CO2eq/ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.41 t CO2eq/ha | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.43 t CO2eq/ha | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 4.49 t CO2eq/ha | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4.53 t CO2eq/ha | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.49 t CO2eq/ha | 3.33 t CO2eq/ha | 3.64 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.78 t CO2eq/ha | 3.56 t CO2eq/ha | 4.03 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 t CO2eq/ha | 4.04 t CO2eq/ha | 4.28 t CO2eq/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 t CO2eq/ha | 4.41 t CO2eq/ha | 4.53 t CO2eq/ha | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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 ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in India?
- Ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land in India was 4.53 t CO2eq/ha in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 t CO2eq/ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.33 t CO2eq/ha in 1990.
- How does India rank for ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land?
- India ranks 27th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is ipcc agriculture — emissions per area of agricultural land rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of IPCC Agriculture — Emissions per area of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.