Climate Change in India

1,356 indicators covering climate change for India.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Rice — Rice cultivation (Emissions CH4), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 42.5% 21st
Rice — Crop residues (Indirect emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.9% 14th
Rice — Crop residues (Direct emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.9% 14th
Rice — Crop residues (Emissions N2O), per unit of GDP 0 kt per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.9% 14th
Rice — Crop residues (N content), per unit of GDP 0.0007 kg per US$ of GDP 2023 down 35.9% 14th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0006 kt 2023 down 99.7% 106th
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0001 kt 2023 down 100.0% 105th
Food Processing — Emissions 15.63 kt 2023 down 99.9% 105th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.017 kt 2023 down 99.7% 107th
Food Processing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0321 kt 2023 down 100.0% 108th
Irrigated agriculture water use efficiency, Ratio 0.4922 2021 up 67.4% 63rd
Greenhouse gas emissions by sector 69.32 million tonnes 2023 up 32.0% 2nd
Food Packaging — Energy Use 20,234 TJ 2016 up 1,017.6% 9th
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 6.7% 2023 up 43.8% 3rd
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions 6.7% 2023 up 43.8% 3rd
Share of global consumption-based CO₂ emissions and population 6.7% 2023 up 43.8% 3rd
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,809 kt 2023 up 25.0% 7th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 31,430 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 81.6% 7th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 25 - GHG Emissions by 509,452 Kilotonnes of CO2-equivalent 2020 up 26.3% 3rd
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 32,695 kt 2023 up 24.8% 4th
Annual CO₂ emissions from gas 149.35 million tonnes 2024 up 38.5% 10th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from gas 0.1029 tonnes per person 2024 up 25.3% 102nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas 3.03 billion tonnes 2024 up 69.9% 18th
Lifecycle carbon intensity of electricity 670.13 grams of CO₂ equivalents per kilowatt-hour 2025 down 10.7% 23rd
Humid tropical forest — Emissions 16,154 kt 2024 down 34.4% 12th
Food Processing — Emissions 15.63 kt 2023 down 99.9% 92nd
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0006 kt 2023 down 99.7% 93rd
Food Processing — Emissions 0.0001 kt 2023 down 100.0% 94th
Per capita CO₂ emissions from international aviation 8.05 kilograms 2024 up 26.6% 160th
CO₂ emissions from international aviation 11.68 million tonnes 2024 up 40.0% 16th
Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 46.45 million tonnes 2026 down 51.7% 18th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,809 kt 2023 up 25.0% 5th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 32,695 kt 2023 up 24.8% 4th
Meat of buffalo, fresh or chilled — Emissions (CO2eq) 121,692 kt 2023 down 8.9% 1st
Consumption-based carbon intensity 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ 2022 down 24.1% 65th
Urban population 35.7% 2025 up 4.6% 183rd
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Residuals 0 t 2023 7th
Food Packaging — Energy Use 346.88 TJ 2023 down 90.8% 65th
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: Flood 6 2024 down 14.3% 3rd
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood 12.81 million 2024 up 145.2% 1st
Life satisfaction vs. CO₂ emissions per capita 4.54 2025 up 3.0% 118th
Share of national greenhouse gas emissions that come from food 32.5% 2015 down 31.9% 126th
Share of global greenhouse gas emissions from food 6.3% 2015 up 16.7% 5th
Food Household Consumption — Energy Use 7,235 TJ 2023 down 51.6% 38th
Other — Emissions 45 kt 2023 unchanged 3rd
Other — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,260 kt 2023 unchanged 3rd
Other — Emissions 14,200 kt 2023 unchanged 3rd
Carbon dioxide emissions from fuel combustion 2,763 2023 up 49.4% 3rd
Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of GDP PPP 0.2066 2023 down 17.1% 42nd
Carbon dioxide emissions from manufacturing industries per unit of 1.44 2023 down 20.8% 16th
CPIA public sector management and institutions cluster average 3.6 1=low to 6=high 2013 down 2.7% 16th
Wool, degreased or carbonized, not carded or combed — Import quantity 55,579 t 2023 up 60.3% 1st
Food Transport — Energy Use 17,146 TJ 2023 up 19,035.1% 4th
Maritime transport CO2 emissions 3.36 million Tonnes 2025 up 23.0% 8th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 0.4278 kt 2023 up 236.8% 34th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 113.36 kt 2023 up 236.8% 34th
Food Retail — Energy Use 47,029 TJ 2023 up 239.2% 12th
Raw milk of buffalo — Production 104.39 million t 2023 up 48.2% 1st
Food Packaging — Energy Use 15,658 TJ 2023 up 7.1% 7th
Fertilizers Manufacturing — Emissions 0.4278 kt 2023 up 236.8% 26th