Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in India

India: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre was 0.0056 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0056 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
18th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0056 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0011 kt per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023

0.0010.0020.0030.0040.0050.006196119922023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in India is 0.0056 kt per square kilometre, measured 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 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.0056 kt per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0011 kt per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places India 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in India, year by year

Annual values for Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre in India, 1961 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1961 0.0011 kt per square kilometre
1962 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +4.0%
1963 0.0012 kt per square kilometre +4.6%
1964 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +5.1%
1965 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
1966 0.0014 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
1967 0.0015 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
1968 0.0015 kt per square kilometre +4.2%
1969 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +3.5%
1970 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +7.9%
1971 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -3.6%
1972 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
1973 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1974 0.0017 kt per square kilometre -1.5%
1975 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +2.1%
1976 0.0018 kt per square kilometre +2.5%
1977 0.0019 kt per square kilometre +6.4%
1978 0.002 kt per square kilometre +6.0%
1979 0.002 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
1980 0.0019 kt per square kilometre -5.2%
1981 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +12.4%
1982 0.0022 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
1983 0.0024 kt per square kilometre +8.1%
1984 0.0025 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1985 0.0024 kt per square kilometre -2.9%
1986 0.0026 kt per square kilometre +7.5%
1987 0.0026 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1988 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1989 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +7.3%
1990 0.0028 kt per square kilometre -1.2%
1991 0.003 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1992 0.003 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
1993 0.0031 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
1994 0.0031 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1995 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +2.0%
1996 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1997 0.0033 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
1998 0.0034 kt per square kilometre +3.8%
1999 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2000 0.0035 kt per square kilometre -1.0%
2001 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +1.8%
2002 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +0.8%
2003 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +0.5%
2004 0.0036 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2005 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2006 0.0038 kt per square kilometre +3.4%
2007 0.004 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
2008 0.0041 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
2009 0.0042 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
2010 0.0043 kt per square kilometre +1.9%
2011 0.0044 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
2012 0.0045 kt per square kilometre +3.0%
2013 0.0046 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
2014 0.0047 kt per square kilometre +2.3%
2015 0.0048 kt per square kilometre +2.4%
2016 0.005 kt per square kilometre +3.1%
2017 0.0051 kt per square kilometre +2.7%
2018 0.0053 kt per square kilometre +2.8%
2019 0.0053 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2020 0.0054 kt per square kilometre +1.0%
2021 0.0055 kt per square kilometre +1.2%
2022 0.0055 kt per square kilometre +1.6%
2023 0.0056 kt per square kilometre +1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0013 kt per square kilometre 0.0011 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0018 kt per square kilometre 0.0016 kt per square kilometre 0.002 kt per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0029 kt per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0032 kt per square kilometre 0.0028 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 0.0042 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0048 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0053 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0055 kt per square kilometre 0.0054 kt per square kilometre 0.0056 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 15 Germany 0.0063 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 16 Aruba 0.006 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 17 Japan 0.0057 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 19 Rwanda 0.0056 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 20 Denmark 0.0053 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 21 Liechtenstein 0.005 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in India?
Waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre in India was 0.0056 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.0056 kt per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0011 kt per square kilometre in 1961.
How does India rank for waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre?
India ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is waste — emissions (co2eq) from n2o (ar5), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.

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Indicator
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
187 places, 10,734 data points, 1961–2023
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Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (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.