Environment in India

55 indicators covering environment for India.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 135.23 Mt CO2e 2024 up 21.3% 3rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Transport (Energy) 344.35 Mt CO2e 2024 up 46.1% 3rd
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.9184 kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.1% 21st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1,507 Mt CO2e 2024 up 39.2% 2nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.17 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 27.5% 111th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3,154 Mt CO2e 2024 up 40.9% 3rd
Aquaculture production 12.09 million metric tons 2024 up 147.6% 3rd
Capture fisheries production 6.36 million metric tons 2024 up 27.1% 3rd
Total fisheries production 18.45 million metric tons 2024 up 86.7% 3rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes 258.48 Mt CO2e 2024 up 64.1% 2nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 689.15 Mt CO2e 2024 up 37.8% 2nd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 112 Mt CO2e 2024 up 42.5% 5th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 210.24 Mt CO2e 2024 up 33.1% 4th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture 200.37 Mt CO2e 2024 up 20.4% 2nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Building (Energy) 8.28 Mt CO2e 2024 up 6.2% 2nd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.4 Mt CO2e 2024 up 60.0% 4th
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 4,371 Mt CO2e 2024 up 34.3% 3rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 18.93 Mt CO2e 2024 up 29.9% 2nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 7.48 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.7% 3rd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 24.8 Mt CO2e 2024 up 33.8% 2nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 283.5 Mt CO2e 2024 up 22.8% 2nd
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 17.63 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.8% 4th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 5.84 Mt CO2e 2024 up 55.2% 1st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 1.01 Mt CO2e 2024 up 63.2% 3rd
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.01 t CO2e/capita 2024 up 21.5% 123rd
Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 572.27 Mt CO2e 2024 up 8.9% 1st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 37.74 Mt CO2e 2024 down 0.0% 1st
Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 108.11 Mt CO2e 2024 up 58.2% 7th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 4.39 Mt CO2e 2024 up 53.2% 1st
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1621 Mt CO2e 2024 down 17.6% 10th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 861.61 Mt CO2e 2024 up 15.1% 2nd
F-gases emissions from Industrial Processes 72.23 Mt CO2e 2024 up 93.5% 3rd
Carbon intensity of GDP 0.2308 kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP 2024 down 20.1% 31st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 425.0% 2024 up 56.0% 34th
Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 122.6% 2024 up 50.8% 41st
Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 222.9% 2024 up 58.8% 37th
Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 39.6% 2024 up 86.2% 97th
Coal rents 1.3% 2021 down 36.3% 5th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Agriculture 32.79 Mt CO2e 2024 up 27.8% 1st
Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of availa 66.49 2022 unchanged 27th
Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.4561 Mt CO2e 2024 up 76.7% 6th
Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF 3,721 Mt CO2e 2023 up 37.3% 3rd
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Total excluding non-trop -485.47 Mt CO2e 2023 down 33.2% 180th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural 65.7% 2023 up 207.0% 111th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking 76.7% 2023 up 80.9% 117th
Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban 95.2% 2023 up 21.6% 105th
Forest rents 0.2% 2021 down 54.3% 104th
Water productivity, total (constant 2015 US$ GDP per cubic meter of to 4.62 2022 up 75.5% 155th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Forest Land -145.03 Mt CO2e 2023 down 103.6% 171st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Deforestation 9.73 Mt CO2e 2023 down 8.7% 48th
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Other Land -350.17 Mt CO2e 2023 down 15.2% 181st
Carbon dioxide (CO2) net fluxes from LULUCF - Organic Soil 0 Mt CO2e 2020 38th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 99.9% 2017 down 0.0% 89th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 93.7% 2017 down 2.1% 58th
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Ta 84.8% 2017 down 5.0% 34th