Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in India
India: Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture was 220.53 million tonnes in 2023. ▲ Rising
Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in India, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
India recorded 220.53 million tonnes for nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in India peaked at 220.53 million tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 117.44 million tonnes, in 1990.
India ranks 2nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 132.68 million tonnes | 117.44 million tonnes | 146.75 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 157.12 million tonnes | 139.80 million tonnes | 177.65 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.57 million tonnes | 183.88 million tonnes | 205.14 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 216.61 million tonnes | 212.68 million tonnes | 220.53 million tonnes | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 642.24 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.2% (2025)
- Rural population 941.42 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 64.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 107.67 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in India?
- Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture in India was 220.53 million tonnes in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 220.53 million tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.44 million tonnes in 1990.
- How does India rank for nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture?
- India ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Nitrous oxide emissions from agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.