India's electricity and heat sector produced the 1.12 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO2e) in 2020, making it the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions that year. Agriculture was once the largest emitter of GHGs in India, but while emissions from this sector have risen 30 percent since 1990, those from the electricity and heat sector have increased five-fold.
Greenhouse gas emissions in India in selected years between 1990 and 2020, by sector
(in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)
Characteristic
Agriculture
Industrial Processes
Waste
Building
Electricity/Heat
Fugitive Emissions
Manufacturing/Construction
Other Fuel Combustion
Transportation
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ClimateWatch. (June 26, 2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in India in selected years between 1990 and 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282650/india-ghg-emissions-by-sector/
ClimateWatch. "Greenhouse gas emissions in India in selected years between 1990 and 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. June 26, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282650/india-ghg-emissions-by-sector/
ClimateWatch. (2023). Greenhouse gas emissions in India in selected years between 1990 and 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282650/india-ghg-emissions-by-sector/
ClimateWatch. "Greenhouse Gas Emissions in India in Selected Years between 1990 and 2020, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282650/india-ghg-emissions-by-sector/
ClimateWatch, Greenhouse gas emissions in India in selected years between 1990 and 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282650/india-ghg-emissions-by-sector/ (last visited July 04, 2024)
Greenhouse gas emissions in India in selected years between 1990 and 2020, by sector (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], ClimateWatch, June 26, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282650/india-ghg-emissions-by-sector/