Pre- and post-production — Emissions in India

India: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 5,780 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5,780 kt
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
4th
of 216 countries
All-time high
5,780 kt
in 2023
All-time low
4,237 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in India, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200620231990: 4.2k kt1991: 4.3k kt1992: 4.4k kt1993: 4.5k kt1994: 4.6k kt1995: 4.7k kt1996: 4.8k kt1997: 4.8k kt1998: 4.9k kt1999: 4.9k kt2000: 5.0k kt2001: 5.0k kt2002: 5.1k kt2003: 5.1k kt2004: 5.1k kt2005: 5.2k kt2006: 5.2k kt2007: 5.3k kt2008: 5.3k kt2009: 5.3k kt2010: 5.4k kt2011: 5.4k kt2012: 5.5k kt2013: 5.5k kt2014: 5.6k kt2015: 5.6k kt2016: 5.6k kt2017: 5.6k kt2018: 5.7k kt2019: 5.7k kt2020: 5.7k kt2021: 5.7k kt2022: 5.8k kt2023: 5.8k kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, pre- and post-production — emissions in India stood at 5,780 kt. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in India peaked at 5,780 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,237 kt, in 1990.

That places India 4th out of 216 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,613 kt 4,237 kt 4,914 kt 10
2000s 5,163 kt 4,969 kt 5,339 kt 10
2010s 5,551 kt 5,393 kt 5,681 kt 10
2020s 5,742 kt 5,705 kt 5,780 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 China (People’s Republic of) 10,702 kt compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 10,573 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 9,648 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 2,882 kt compare
  5. 6 Indonesia 2,620 kt compare
  6. 7 Mexico 2,162 kt compare

See the full ranking of 275 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is pre- and post-production — emissions in India?
Pre- and post-production — emissions in India was 5,780 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 5,780 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 4,237 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
India ranks 4th out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
275 places, 9,102 data points, 1990–2023
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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