Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in India
India: Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food was 6.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in India, 1990–2015
Source: Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in India stood at 6.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in India peaked at 6.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1990.
That places India 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 14.8% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 1.46 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 522.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 35.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 66.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in India?
- Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food in India was 6.3% in 2015, according to Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1990.
- How does India rank for share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food?
- India ranks 5th out of 217 countries with data for 2015.
- Is share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Crippa et al. (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food system emissions include agriculture, land-use change, and supply chain emissions (transport, packaging, food processing, retail, cooking, and waste). Emissions are quantified based on food production, not consumption. This means they do not account for international trade.