India's cumulative methane (CH4) emissions from fossil fuels, industry, and agricultural sources from 1850 to 2021 were equivalent to more than 70 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. Cumulative methane (CH4) emissions in India totaled almost 71 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (GtCO2e) in 2021. Between 1851 and 1990, the South Asian country emitted approximately 46 GtCO2e of methane and since then an additional 25 GtCO2e have been released. In 2021 alone, India's annual methane emissions amounted to some 897 MtCO2e.
Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in India from 1850 to 2021
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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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Statista. (February 13, 2023). Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in India from 1850 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382884/india-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. "Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in India from 1850 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)." Chart. February 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382884/india-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. (2023). Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in India from 1850 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382884/india-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista. "Cumulative Methane (Ch₄) Emissions in India from 1850 to 2021 (in Billion Metric Tons of Carbon Dioxide Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382884/india-cumulative-methane-emissions/
Statista, Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in India from 1850 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382884/india-cumulative-methane-emissions/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Cumulative methane (CH₄) emissions in India from 1850 to 2021 (in billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent) [Graph], Statista, February 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1382884/india-cumulative-methane-emissions/