Waste — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in India

India: Waste — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 was 4,450 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
4,450 kt
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
5th
of 218 countries
All-time high
4,450 kt
in 2023
All-time low
1,540 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1 in India, 1961–2023

2.0k3.0k4.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

India recorded 4,450 kt for waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in India peaked at 4,450 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,540 kt, in 1961.

India ranks 5th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1,634 kt 1,540 kt 1,730 kt 9
1970s 1,898 kt 1,750 kt 2,040 kt 10
1980s 2,241 kt 2,070 kt 2,380 kt 10
1990s 2,637 kt 2,410 kt 2,900 kt 10
2000s 3,232 kt 2,930 kt 3,500 kt 10
2010s 3,905 kt 3,580 kt 4,230 kt 10
2020s 4,355 kt 4,260 kt 4,450 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China 13,254 kt compare
  2. 3 China, mainland 12,700 kt compare
  3. 4 Russian Federation 4,770 kt compare
  4. 5 Brazil 4,450 kt compare
  5. 7 USSR 3,560 kt compare
  6. 8 Türkiye 2,400 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in India?
Waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 in India was 4,450 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 4,450 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 1,540 kt in 1961.
How does India rank for waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1?
India ranks 5th out of 218 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (ch4) — fao tier 1 rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 Waste — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CH4) — FAO TIER 1
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
253 places, 14,574 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood 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). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf