Waste — Emissions per capita in India
India: Waste — Emissions per capita was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023. ▲ Rising
Waste — Emissions per capita in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t CO2eq/cap.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1 t CO2eq/cap for waste — emissions per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, waste — emissions per capita in India peaked at 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.09 t CO2eq/cap, in 1990.
India ranks 169th of 222 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Waste — Emissions per capita in India, year by year
| Year | t CO2eq/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | — |
| 1991 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.12 t CO2eq/cap, 83% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1 t CO2eq/cap is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.145 t CO2eq/cap, 69% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.093 t CO2eq/cap | 0.09 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 0.1 t CO2eq/cap | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 169 Angola 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Bangladesh 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Benin 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 British Virgin Islands 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Chad 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Ghana 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Haiti 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Liberia 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Pakistan 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Paraguay 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Philippines 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Togo 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Tuvalu 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
- 169 Zimbabwe 0.1 t CO2eq/cap compare
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 per capita in India?
- Waste — emissions per capita in India was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest waste — emissions per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 t CO2eq/cap in 2017.
- What is the lowest waste — emissions per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.09 t CO2eq/cap in 1990.
- How does India rank for waste — emissions per capita?
- India ranks 169th out of 222 countries with data for 2023.
- Is waste — emissions per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions indicators disseminates indicators on sectoral shares of total national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions as well as three indicators of emissions intensity: per capita emissions; emissions per value of agricultural production; and emissions per area of agricultural land.