Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in India

India: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O was 16,774 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16,774 kt
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
4th
of 201 countries
All-time high
16,774 kt
in 2023
All-time low
3,312 kt
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in India, 1961–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

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

Analysis

In 2023, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in India stood at 16,774 kt. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in India peaked at 16,774 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,312 kt, in 1961.

India ranks 4th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O in India, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) in India, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1961 3,312 kt
1962 3,445 kt +4.0%
1963 3,604 kt +4.6%
1964 3,790 kt +5.1%
1965 3,975 kt +4.9%
1966 4,187 kt +5.3%
1967 4,372 kt +4.4%
1968 4,558 kt +4.2%
1969 4,717 kt +3.5%
1970 5,088 kt +7.9%
1971 4,902 kt -3.6%
1972 5,141 kt +4.9%
1973 5,247 kt +2.1%
1974 5,168 kt -1.5%
1975 5,274 kt +2.1%
1976 5,406 kt +2.5%
1977 5,750 kt +6.4%
1978 6,095 kt +6.0%
1979 6,095 kt +0.0%
1980 5,777 kt -5.2%
1981 6,492 kt +12.4%
1982 6,519 kt +0.4%
1983 7,049 kt +8.1%
1984 7,314 kt +3.8%
1985 7,102 kt -2.9%
1986 7,632 kt +7.5%
1987 7,818 kt +2.4%
1988 7,976 kt +2.0%
1989 8,560 kt +7.3%
1990 8,454 kt -1.2%
1991 8,772 kt +3.8%
1992 8,984 kt +2.4%
1993 9,142 kt +1.8%
1994 9,328 kt +2.0%
1995 9,514 kt +2.0%
1996 9,726 kt +2.2%
1997 9,884 kt +1.6%
1998 10,256 kt +3.8%
1999 10,441 kt +1.8%
2000 10,335 kt -1.0%
2001 10,520 kt +1.8%
2002 10,600 kt +0.8%
2003 10,653 kt +0.5%
2004 10,759 kt +1.0%
2005 10,998 kt +2.2%
2006 11,368 kt +3.4%
2007 11,898 kt +4.7%
2008 12,190 kt +2.4%
2009 12,455 kt +2.2%
2010 12,694 kt +1.9%
2011 13,038 kt +2.7%
2012 13,436 kt +3.0%
2013 13,754 kt +2.4%
2014 14,072 kt +2.3%
2015 14,416 kt +2.4%
2016 14,866 kt +3.1%
2017 15,264 kt +2.7%
2018 15,688 kt +2.8%
2019 15,874 kt +1.2%
2020 16,032 kt +1.0%
2021 16,218 kt +1.2%
2022 16,483 kt +1.6%
2023 16,774 kt +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 3,996 kt 3,312 kt 4,717 kt 9
1970s 5,417 kt 4,902 kt 6,095 kt 10
1980s 7,224 kt 5,777 kt 8,560 kt 10
1990s 9,450 kt 8,454 kt 10,441 kt 10
2000s 11,178 kt 10,335 kt 12,455 kt 10
2010s 14,310 kt 12,694 kt 15,874 kt 10
2020s 16,377 kt 16,032 kt 16,774 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 1 OECD 33,934 kt compare
  2. 2 China 27,847 kt compare
  3. 3 China, mainland 27,295 kt compare
  4. 5 USSR 4,252 kt compare
  5. 6 Brazil 3,551 kt compare
  6. 7 Indonesia 3,339 kt compare

See the full ranking of 253 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in India?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o in India was 16,774 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 16,774 kt in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 3,312 kt in 1961.
How does India rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o?
India ranks 4th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. 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 (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5)
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
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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