Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in India
India: Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing was 5.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in India, 2005–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in India stood at 5.7%.
The figure is up 63.3% on the previous year and up 131.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in India peaked at 5.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2015.
India ranks 46th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4.3% | — |
| 2006 | 3.7% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 3.0% | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 4.3% | +64.5% |
| 2010 | 2.4% | -44.5% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -23.0% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | +35.2% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | +74.1% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | -41.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -63.2% |
| 2016 | 5.8% | +529.4% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -24.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -25.8% |
| 2020 | 5.1% | +29.0% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -32.0% |
| 2022 | 5.7% | +63.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 5.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 3.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +529.4% | 0.9% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6% | 2.6% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 0.9% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.5% | 5.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More development goals data for India
- Red List Index 0.7875 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 1.97 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 350.51 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 72 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 49 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 141 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 297 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 297 (2025)
- Infant deaths 539,573 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in India?
- Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing in India was 5.7% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2015.
- How does India rank for chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing?
- India ranks 46th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
- Is chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Chlorophyll-a deviations, remote sensing (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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