Savanna — Emissions (N2O) in India
India: Savanna — Emissions (N2O) was 0.2172 kt in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Savanna — Emissions in India, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
India recorded 0.2172 kt for savanna — emissions in 2024.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, savanna — emissions in India peaked at 0.4105 kt in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 kt, in 1996.
That places India 37th out of 221 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Savanna — Emissions (N2O) in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1901 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.1901 kt | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1901 kt | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1901 kt | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1901 kt | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1901 kt | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0015 kt | -99.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0109 kt | +626.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0167 kt | +53.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0373 kt | +123.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0217 kt | -41.8% |
| 2001 | 0.157 kt | +623.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1376 kt | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2841 kt | +106.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3019 kt | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1465 kt | -51.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1007 kt | -31.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1941 kt | +92.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1694 kt | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4105 kt | +142.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2396 kt | -41.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2139 kt | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3872 kt | +81.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1435 kt | -62.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1572 kt | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 0.134 kt | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2622 kt | +95.7% |
| 2017 | 0.286 kt | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3604 kt | +26.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1555 kt | -56.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0733 kt | -52.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3907 kt | +433.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3092 kt | -20.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1931 kt | -37.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2172 kt | +12.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.2172 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.01 kt, 21.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 0.2172 kt is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0003 kt, 724.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Savanna — Emissions (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +626.7% | 0.0015 kt | 0.0109 kt |
| 2001 | +623.5% | 0.0217 kt | 0.157 kt |
| 2021 | +433.0% | 0.0733 kt | 0.3907 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1207 kt | 0.0015 kt | 0.1901 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1923 kt | 0.0217 kt | 0.4105 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.234 kt | 0.134 kt | 0.3872 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2367 kt | 0.0733 kt | 0.3907 kt | 5 |
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 savanna — emissions in India?
- Savanna — emissions in India was 0.2172 kt in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest savanna — emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4105 kt in 2009.
- What is the lowest savanna — emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 kt in 1996.
- How does India rank for savanna — emissions?
- India ranks 37th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is savanna — emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Savanna — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.