Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in India
India: Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square was 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in India, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in India stood at 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in India peaked at 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places India 33rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square in India, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0008 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.001 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0004 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0003 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0005 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0006 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0011 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0009 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 30 United Kingdom 0.0017 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 31 China 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 32 Cayman Islands 0.0016 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 34 Czechia 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 35 Italy 0.0013 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
- 36 Poland 0.0012 Mt CO2e per square kilometre compare
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- 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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in India?
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square in India was 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0014 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 Mt CO2e per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does India rank for total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square?
- India ranks 33rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total greenhouse gas emissions excluding lulucf (mt co2e), per square rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) 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.