Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in India
India: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0419 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in India is 0.0419 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0419 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 42nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | kt per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0147 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0152 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0156 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0158 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0161 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0165 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0169 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0171 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0174 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0177 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.018 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0184 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0186 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0189 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0195 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0199 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0202 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0208 kt per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0209 kt per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0212 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0218 kt per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0221 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0231 kt per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0244 kt per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0238 kt per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0242 kt per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0249 kt per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0252 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0259 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0268 kt per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0273 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0276 kt per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0282 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0288 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0295 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0302 kt per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0308 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0315 kt per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0326 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.033 kt per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0344 kt per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.035 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0357 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0364 kt per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0373 kt per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0378 kt per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0383 kt per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0393 kt per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0398 kt per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0401 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0409 kt per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0412 kt per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0154 kt per square kilometre | 0.0145 kt per square kilometre | 0.0163 kt per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0179 kt per square kilometre | 0.0165 kt per square kilometre | 0.0192 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0211 kt per square kilometre | 0.0195 kt per square kilometre | 0.0224 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0248 kt per square kilometre | 0.0227 kt per square kilometre | 0.0273 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0304 kt per square kilometre | 0.0276 kt per square kilometre | 0.033 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0368 kt per square kilometre | 0.0337 kt per square kilometre | 0.0398 kt per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.041 kt per square kilometre | 0.0401 kt per square kilometre | 0.0419 kt per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
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- 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) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in India?
- Waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre in India was 0.0419 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0419 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- India ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 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
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) 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.