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.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in India, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.28 Mt CO2e | — |
| 2001 | 28.42 Mt CO2e | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 27.57 Mt CO2e | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 26.71 Mt CO2e | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 25.86 Mt CO2e | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 25 Mt CO2e | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 24.14 Mt CO2e | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 23.29 Mt CO2e | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 26.6 Mt CO2e | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 29.91 Mt CO2e | +12.4% |
| 2010 | 33.22 Mt CO2e | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 27.75 Mt CO2e | -16.5% |
| 2012 | 10.61 Mt CO2e | -61.7% |
| 2013 | 10.65 Mt CO2e | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 17.22 Mt CO2e | +61.7% |
| 2015 | 21.04 Mt CO2e | +22.2% |
| 2016 | 21.29 Mt CO2e | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 21.13 Mt CO2e | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.93 Mt CO2e | -29.3% |
| 2019 | 9.73 Mt CO2e | -34.9% |
| 2020 | 9.73 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9.73 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.73 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.73 Mt CO2e | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 9.73 Mt CO2e is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.88 Mt CO2e, 5.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- India's 9.73 Mt CO2e is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.3861 Mt CO2e, 25.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +61.7% | 10.65 Mt CO2e | 17.22 Mt CO2e |
| 2012 | -61.7% | 27.75 Mt CO2e | 10.61 Mt CO2e |
| 2019 | -34.9% | 14.93 Mt CO2e | 9.73 Mt CO2e |
| 2018 | -29.3% | 21.13 Mt CO2e | 14.93 Mt CO2e |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (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".