Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square in India

India: Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square was 0.0047 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0047 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 189 countries
All-time high
0.0047 units per square kilometre
in 2019
All-time low
0.0029 units per square kilometre
in 1963
Years of data
59
1961–2019

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square in India, 1961–2019

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

Analysis

India recorded 0.0047 units per square kilometre for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square in India peaked at 0.0047 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 units per square kilometre, in 1963.

That places India 7th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square in India, year by year

Annual values for Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square kilometre in India, 1961 to 2019.
Year units per square kilometre Change
1961 0.003 units per square kilometre
1962 0.0029 units per square kilometre -1.1%
1963 0.0029 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1964 0.0029 units per square kilometre +0.8%
1965 0.0029 units per square kilometre -0.0%
1966 0.003 units per square kilometre +2.4%
1967 0.003 units per square kilometre -0.3%
1968 0.003 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1969 0.0031 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1970 0.0031 units per square kilometre +0.0%
1971 0.0031 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1972 0.0031 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1973 0.0031 units per square kilometre -0.1%
1974 0.0032 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1975 0.0032 units per square kilometre +0.7%
1976 0.0032 units per square kilometre +1.3%
1977 0.0033 units per square kilometre +1.0%
1978 0.0033 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1979 0.0034 units per square kilometre +2.2%
1980 0.0034 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1981 0.0035 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1982 0.0036 units per square kilometre +2.6%
1983 0.0036 units per square kilometre +1.7%
1984 0.0037 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1985 0.0037 units per square kilometre +1.2%
1986 0.0038 units per square kilometre +1.6%
1987 0.0038 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1988 0.0039 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1989 0.0039 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1990 0.0039 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1991 0.004 units per square kilometre +1.1%
1992 0.0041 units per square kilometre +1.5%
1993 0.0041 units per square kilometre +0.4%
1994 0.0041 units per square kilometre +0.6%
1995 0.0041 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1996 0.0041 units per square kilometre +0.5%
1997 0.0041 units per square kilometre +0.2%
1998 0.0042 units per square kilometre +0.1%
1999 0.0042 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2000 0.0042 units per square kilometre -0.0%
2001 0.0042 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2002 0.0042 units per square kilometre +0.3%
2003 0.0042 units per square kilometre +0.4%
2004 0.0043 units per square kilometre +1.8%
2005 0.0044 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2006 0.0044 units per square kilometre +1.7%
2007 0.0045 units per square kilometre +2.5%
2008 0.0045 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2009 0.0045 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2010 0.0046 units per square kilometre +0.2%
2011 0.0046 units per square kilometre +0.1%
2012 0.0046 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2013 0.0046 units per square kilometre -0.1%
2014 0.0046 units per square kilometre +0.0%
2015 0.0046 units per square kilometre +1.0%
2016 0.0046 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2017 0.0047 units per square kilometre +0.7%
2018 0.0047 units per square kilometre +0.8%
2019 0.0047 units per square kilometre +0.5%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.0047 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, 5.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • India's 0.0047 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0041 units per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.003 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.0032 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre 0.0039 units per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0041 units per square kilometre 0.0039 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0043 units per square kilometre 0.0042 units per square kilometre 0.0045 units per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0046 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre 10

Countries ranked near India

  1. 4 Pakistan 0.0059 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 5 Belgium 0.0058 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 6 Luxembourg 0.0056 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 8 Malta 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 9 Nepal 0.0041 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 10 Haiti 0.0041 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square in India?
Emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square in India was 0.0047 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.0047 units per square kilometre in 2019.
What is the lowest emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 units per square kilometre in 1963.
How does India rank for emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square?
India ranks 7th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is emission totals - emissions (ch4) - enteric fermentation, per square rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 10,097 data points, 1961–2019
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 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.