Methane emissions in India 1990-2023

Published by Ian Tiseo, Feb 5, 2025

Methane emissions in India reached a new high of 941 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) in 2023, having increased 0.7 percent from the previous year. Methane emissions in India have risen by almost 40 percent since 1990, with the South Asia country now the third-largest emitter of methane worldwide.

Annual methane (CH4) emissions in India from 1990 to 2023 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

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2024

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India

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1990 to 2023

Supplementary notes

Includes methane emissions from fossil fuels, industry and agricultural sources.

Methane emissions are measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO₂e), so are weighted for its 100-year global warming potential value.

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