India - Methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Agricultural methane emissions (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in India was 498,490 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 498,490 in 2018 and a minimum value of 433,940 in 1990.

Definition: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 433,940
1991 437,560
1992 440,170
1993 443,690
1994 446,370
1995 448,120
1996 451,530
1997 452,400
1998 456,390
1999 457,740
2000 456,450
2001 458,380
2002 449,350
2003 454,750
2004 459,040
2005 470,030
2006 476,480
2007 485,860
2008 490,360
2009 481,090
2010 484,130
2011 487,580
2012 484,400
2013 487,510
2014 487,660
2015 485,980
2016 491,010
2017 494,260
2018 498,490

Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions in energy sector (thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent) in India was 99,080 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104,550 in 2010 and a minimum value of 66,170 in 1990.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 66,170
1991 67,730
1992 69,280
1993 70,840
1994 72,400
1995 72,800
1996 73,200
1997 73,590
1998 73,990
1999 74,390
2000 74,790
2001 78,140
2002 81,500
2003 84,850
2004 88,210
2005 91,560
2006 94,160
2007 96,760
2008 99,350
2009 101,950
2010 104,550
2011 103,610
2012 102,670
2013 101,730
2014 100,790
2015 99,850
2016 99,590
2017 99,340
2018 99,080

Energy related methane emissions (% of total)

Energy related methane emissions (% of total) in India was 15.27 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 17.37 in 1989, while its lowest value was 10.77 in 1971.

Definition: Methane emissions from energy processes are emissions from the production, handling, transmission, and combustion of fossil fuels and biofuels.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1970 10.78
1971 10.77
1972 11.07
1973 11.00
1974 11.41
1975 11.81
1976 11.85
1977 11.66
1978 11.40
1979 11.47
1980 11.75
1981 12.14
1982 12.29
1983 12.34
1984 12.68
1985 12.72
1986 13.89
1987 15.29
1988 16.47
1989 17.37
1990 12.66
1991 12.81
1992 12.99
1993 13.14
1994 13.31
1995 13.20
1996 13.05
1997 12.97
1998 12.82
1999 12.73
2000 12.70
2001 13.14
2002 13.83
2003 14.18
2004 14.54
2005 14.74
2006 14.93
2007 15.05
2008 15.27

Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent)

The value for Methane emissions (kt of CO2 equivalent) in India was 666,510 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 666,510 in 2018 and a minimum value of 522,740 in 1990.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production.

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/

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Year Value
1990 522,740
1991 528,530
1992 533,310
1993 539,000
1994 543,900
1995 551,490
1996 560,740
1997 567,460
1998 577,290
1999 584,490
2000 589,050
2001 594,700
2002 589,390
2003 598,510
2004 606,520
2005 621,230
2006 630,640
2007 642,980
2008 650,450
2009 644,140
2010 650,140
2011 653,590
2012 650,410
2013 653,530
2014 653,670
2015 652,000
2016 657,690
2017 661,610
2018 666,510

Methane emissions (% change from 1990)

The value for Methane emissions (% change from 1990) in India was 23.88 as of 2012. As the graph below shows, over the past 21 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 23.88 in 2012 and a minimum value of 1.41 in 1991.

Definition: Methane emissions are those stemming from human activities such as agriculture and from industrial methane production. Each year of data shows the percentage change to that year from 1990.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1991 1.41
1992 2.11
1993 3.00
1994 4.31
1995 5.56
1996 6.59
1997 7.25
1998 7.70
1999 11.19
2000 9.35
2001 10.66
2002 10.17
2003 11.99
2004 12.46
2005 13.82
2006 14.79
2007 16.42
2008 18.04
2009 20.87
2010 20.98
2011 22.43
2012 23.88

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions