Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in India
India: Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in India, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in India stood at 0.0013 kt per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.001 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places India 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | +0.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0013 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0003 kt per square kilometre, 4.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0013 kt per square kilometre is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0013 kt per square kilometre, 97% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0011 kt per square kilometre | 0.001 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0012 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 0.0013 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 32 Burundi 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 33 Liechtenstein 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 34 Sri Lanka 0.0014 kt per square kilometre compare
- 36 Indonesia 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 37 Cyprus 0.0012 kt per square kilometre compare
- 38 Pakistan 0.0011 kt per square kilometre compare
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 solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in India?
- Solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre in India was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0013 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does India rank for solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 35th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is solid food waste — emissions (ch4), per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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.
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Solid Food Waste — Emissions 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
Solid Food Waste — Emissions (CH4) 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.