Pre- and post-production — Emissions in India

India: Pre- and post-production — Emissions was 35.32 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35.32 kt
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
5th
of 224 countries
All-time high
35.32 kt
in 2023
All-time low
15.51 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

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

0102030401990200620231990: 15.5 kt1991: 16.6 kt1992: 17.2 kt1993: 17.1 kt1994: 17.5 kt1995: 18.2 kt1996: 18.7 kt1997: 19.2 kt1998: 19.5 kt1999: 19.9 kt2000: 20 kt2001: 20.3 kt2002: 20.3 kt2003: 20.6 kt2004: 21.1 kt2005: 21.1 kt2006: 22.2 kt2007: 23 kt2008: 23.5 kt2009: 23.7 kt2010: 24.8 kt2011: 25.5 kt2012: 25.5 kt2013: 27.5 kt2014: 29.5 kt2015: 29.9 kt2016: 31.1 kt2017: 30.5 kt2018: 31.3 kt2019: 32.2 kt2020: 33.1 kt2021: 34.1 kt2022: 35.1 kt2023: 35.3 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for pre- and post-production — emissions in India is 35.32 kt, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pre- and post-production — emissions in India peaked at 35.32 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.51 kt, in 1990.

India ranks 5th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Pre- and post-production — Emissions in India, year by year

Annual values for Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O) in India, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 15.51 kt —
1991 16.63 kt +7.2%
1992 17.23 kt +3.6%
1993 17.12 kt -0.6%
1994 17.53 kt +2.4%
1995 18.23 kt +4.0%
1996 18.74 kt +2.8%
1997 19.21 kt +2.5%
1998 19.49 kt +1.4%
1999 19.87 kt +2.0%
2000 20.01 kt +0.7%
2001 20.26 kt +1.3%
2002 20.34 kt +0.4%
2003 20.62 kt +1.4%
2004 21.09 kt +2.2%
2005 21.12 kt +0.2%
2006 22.21 kt +5.1%
2007 22.97 kt +3.4%
2008 23.48 kt +2.2%
2009 23.68 kt +0.8%
2010 24.85 kt +5.0%
2011 25.46 kt +2.5%
2012 25.52 kt +0.2%
2013 27.46 kt +7.6%
2014 29.55 kt +7.6%
2015 29.89 kt +1.2%
2016 31.12 kt +4.1%
2017 30.53 kt -1.9%
2018 31.25 kt +2.4%
2019 32.19 kt +3.0%
2020 33.09 kt +2.8%
2021 34.05 kt +2.9%
2022 35.05 kt +2.9%
2023 35.32 kt +0.8%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 35.32 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3048 kt, 115.9× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • India's 35.32 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.713 kt, 49.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.96 kt 15.51 kt 19.87 kt 10
2000s 21.58 kt 20.01 kt 23.68 kt 10
2010s 28.78 kt 24.85 kt 32.19 kt 10
2020s 34.38 kt 33.09 kt 35.32 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China, mainland 179.16 kt compare
  2. 3 Türkiye 11.96 kt compare
  3. 3 OECD 165.38 kt compare
  4. 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.69 kt compare
  5. 4 Russian Federation 62.88 kt compare
  6. 6 Poland 18.64 kt compare
  7. 6 Viet Nam 4.36 kt compare
  8. 7 Brazil 12.61 kt compare
  9. 8 Ukraine 11.41 kt compare
  10. 8 United Republic of Tanzania 1.43 kt compare

See the full ranking of 278 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 35.32 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 35.32 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest pre- and post-production — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 15.51 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for pre- and post-production — emissions?
India ranks 5th out of 224 countries with data for 2023.
Is pre- and post-production — emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pre- and post-production — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
278 places, 9,093 data points, 1990–2023
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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.