Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in India
India: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0001 kt per person for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in India peaked at 0.0001 kt per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per person, in 1994.
That places India 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita in India, year by year
| Year | kt per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 kt per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 kt per person | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 kt per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0001 kt per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 kt per person | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 kt per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 kt per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0001 kt per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0001 kt per person | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 0.0001 kt per person | 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 waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in India?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita in India was 0.0001 kt per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per person in 1994.
- How does India rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita?
- India ranks 157th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.