Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in India
India: Electricity — Energy use in agriculture was 866,880 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity — energy use in agriculture in India is 866,880 TJ, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity — energy use in agriculture in India peaked at 866,880 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 181,156 TJ, in 1990.
That places India 1st out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Electricity — Energy use in agriculture in India, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 181,156 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 210,805 TJ | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 227,981 TJ | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 254,516 TJ | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 285,484 TJ | +12.2% |
| 1995 | 308,635 TJ | +8.1% |
| 1996 | 302,468 TJ | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 328,471 TJ | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 349,902 TJ | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 327,362 TJ | -6.4% |
| 2000 | 305,024 TJ | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 294,023 TJ | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 304,150 TJ | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 313,520 TJ | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 318,798 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 325,051 TJ | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 356,483 TJ | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 375,055 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 409,849 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 432,752 TJ | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 475,081 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 481,176 TJ | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 507,456 TJ | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 577,192 TJ | +13.7% |
| 2014 | 608,087 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 623,466 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 703,703 TJ | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 735,455 TJ | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 748,048 TJ | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 821,419 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 774,000 TJ | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 824,400 TJ | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 866,880 TJ | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 866,880 TJ | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 866,880 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 972.27 TJ, 891.6× the median. (26 countries reporting)
- India's 866,880 TJ is above the median for South Asia, which is 1,134 TJ, 764.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 277,678 TJ | 181,156 TJ | 349,902 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 343,470 TJ | 294,023 TJ | 432,752 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 628,108 TJ | 475,081 TJ | 821,419 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 833,040 TJ | 774,000 TJ | 866,880 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity — energy use in agriculture in India?
- Electricity — energy use in agriculture in India was 866,880 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 866,880 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest electricity — energy use in agriculture recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 181,156 TJ in 1990.
- How does India rank for electricity — energy use in agriculture?
- India ranks 1st out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is electricity — energy use in agriculture rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Electricity — Energy use in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Energy use in agriculture contains data on energy used in agriculture (including forestry, aquaculture and fisheries), for instance to operate machinery, irrigate, heat stables, operate aquaculture ponds and fishing vessels, and related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. It also includes on-farm use of, and related GHG emissions from, electricity and heat generated off-farm. Data are available by country and regional groups with global coverage and are updated annually.