Land-use change — Emissions Share in India
India: Land-use change — Emissions Share was 0.05 % in 2023. ▼ Falling
Land-use change — Emissions Share in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 0.05 % for land-use change — emissions share in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land-use change — emissions share in India peaked at 0.24 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.01 %, in 2002.
That places India 62nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Land-use change — Emissions Share in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.11 % | — |
| 1991 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.11 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.08 % | -27.3% |
| 1998 | 0.08 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.13 % | +62.5% |
| 2000 | 0.09 % | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 0.03 % | -66.7% |
| 2002 | 0.01 % | -66.7% |
| 2003 | 0.08 % | +700.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 % | +37.5% |
| 2005 | 0.07 % | -36.4% |
| 2006 | 0.13 % | +85.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1 % | -23.1% |
| 2008 | 0.09 % | -10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2 % | +122.2% |
| 2010 | 0.24 % | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.07 % | -70.8% |
| 2012 | 0.16 % | +128.6% |
| 2013 | 0.13 % | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 0.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.07 % | -46.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1 % | +42.9% |
| 2017 | 0.09 % | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 0.04 % | -55.6% |
| 2019 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.17 % | +325.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 % | -76.5% |
| 2023 | 0.05 % | +25.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.05 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.03 %, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 0.05 % is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.04 %, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land-use change — Emissions Share 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +700.0% | 0.01 % | 0.08 % |
| 2021 | +325.0% | 0.04 % | 0.17 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.106 % | 0.08 % | 0.13 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.091 % | 0.01 % | 0.2 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.107 % | 0.04 % | 0.24 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.075 % | 0.04 % | 0.17 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 60 Argentina 0.06 % compare
- 60 Bhutan 0.06 % compare
- 63 Australia 0.03 % compare
- 63 Bangladesh 0.03 % compare
- 63 Australia and New Zealand 0.03 % 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 land-use change — emissions share in India?
- Land-use change — emissions share in India was 0.05 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land-use change — emissions share recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.24 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest land-use change — emissions share recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 % in 2002.
- How does India rank for land-use change — emissions share?
- India ranks 62nd out of 223 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land-use change — emissions share rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. 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 Land-use change — Emissions Share (CH4). 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.