Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in India
India: Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0475 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0475 kt per square kilometre for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0476 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0345 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places India 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0345 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0355 kt per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0356 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0353 kt per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.035 kt per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0362 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0367 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0374 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0365 kt per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0381 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0377 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0392 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0383 kt per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.04 kt per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0402 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0392 kt per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0399 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0405 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0386 kt per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0424 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0424 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0423 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0426 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0425 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0431 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0432 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0445 kt per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0449 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0444 kt per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0446 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0423 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0417 kt per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0436 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0437 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0417 kt per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0426 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0438 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0425 kt per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0439 kt per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0439 kt per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0432 kt per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0437 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0435 kt per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0439 kt per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.046 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0476 kt per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0475 kt per square kilometre | -0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0475 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 kt per square kilometre, 72.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0475 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0475 kt per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0358 kt per square kilometre | 0.0345 kt per square kilometre | 0.0375 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0384 kt per square kilometre | 0.0365 kt per square kilometre | 0.0402 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0404 kt per square kilometre | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.043 kt per square kilometre | 0.0415 kt per square kilometre | 0.0449 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0432 kt per square kilometre | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | 0.0453 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0434 kt per square kilometre | 0.0425 kt per square kilometre | 0.0439 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0467 kt per square kilometre | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | 0.0476 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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 rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in India?
- Rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre in India was 0.0475 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0476 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0345 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 7th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is rice cultivation — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Rice Cultivation — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.