Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in India
India: Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation was 9.73 Mt CO2e in 2023. ▼ Falling
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in India, 2000–2023
Source: Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting. Measured in Mt CO2e.
Analysis
India recorded 9.73 Mt CO2e for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in India peaked at 33.22 Mt CO2e in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.73 Mt CO2e, in 2019.
That places India 48th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.68 Mt CO2e | 23.29 Mt CO2e | 29.91 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.76 Mt CO2e | 9.73 Mt CO2e | 33.22 Mt CO2e | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.73 Mt CO2e | 9.73 Mt CO2e | 9.73 Mt CO2e | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More environment data for India
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 44.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 75,500 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 31,407 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 3.43 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 5.73 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,210 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.97 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 14,200 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 86.3 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 153,810 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in India?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation in India was 9.73 Mt CO2e in 2023, according to Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting.
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 33.22 Mt CO2e in 2010.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.73 Mt CO2e in 2019.
- How does India rank for carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation?
- India ranks 48th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) net fluxes from lulucf - deforestation rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Carbon fluxes from land 2000–2020: bringing clarity on countries’ reporting, published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation (Mt CO2e). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net flux of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the category "Deforestation".