Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in India

India: Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square was 0.0293 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0293 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.0293 kt per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
0.0024 kt per square kilometre
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square in India, 1990–2023

00.010.020.031990200620231990: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.004 kt per square kilometre1996: 0.004 kt per square kilometre1997: 0.005 kt per square kilometre1998: 0.005 kt per square kilometre1999: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2000: 0.007 kt per square kilometre2001: 0.007 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.011 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.012 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.012 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.015 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.016 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.017 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.018 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.02 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.021 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.023 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.024 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.025 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.026 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.027 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.028 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.029 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.029 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

India recorded 0.0293 kt per square kilometre for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 59.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in India peaked at 0.0293 kt per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 kt per square kilometre, in 1990.

India ranks 35th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Food Household Consumption: Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) … square in India, year by year

Annual values for Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre in India, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0024 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +10.3%
1992 0.0029 kt per square kilometre +10.1%
1993 0.0032 kt per square kilometre +8.8%
1994 0.0034 kt per square kilometre +7.9%
1995 0.0037 kt per square kilometre +6.3%
1996 0.0041 kt per square kilometre +13.1%
1997 0.0046 kt per square kilometre +10.7%
1998 0.0049 kt per square kilometre +7.1%
1999 0.0057 kt per square kilometre +16.3%
2000 0.0068 kt per square kilometre +19.3%
2001 0.0071 kt per square kilometre +5.0%
2002 0.0082 kt per square kilometre +15.5%
2003 0.0094 kt per square kilometre +13.5%
2004 0.0101 kt per square kilometre +8.4%
2005 0.0105 kt per square kilometre +3.3%
2006 0.0113 kt per square kilometre +8.0%
2007 0.0124 kt per square kilometre +9.3%
2008 0.0124 kt per square kilometre +0.4%
2009 0.013 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
2010 0.015 kt per square kilometre +15.7%
2011 0.0157 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
2012 0.0166 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
2013 0.0183 kt per square kilometre +10.7%
2014 0.02 kt per square kilometre +9.1%
2015 0.0209 kt per square kilometre +4.5%
2016 0.0227 kt per square kilometre +8.5%
2017 0.0238 kt per square kilometre +4.9%
2018 0.0249 kt per square kilometre +4.7%
2019 0.0262 kt per square kilometre +5.3%
2020 0.0274 kt per square kilometre +4.4%
2021 0.0278 kt per square kilometre +1.5%
2022 0.0293 kt per square kilometre +5.4%
2023 0.0293 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.0293 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 kt per square kilometre, 12.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • India's 0.0293 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0202 kt per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0038 kt per square kilometre 0.0024 kt per square kilometre 0.0057 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0101 kt per square kilometre 0.0068 kt per square kilometre 0.013 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0204 kt per square kilometre 0.015 kt per square kilometre 0.0262 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0284 kt per square kilometre 0.0274 kt per square kilometre 0.0293 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 32 Italy 0.0313 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 33 Czechia 0.031 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 34 Bermuda 0.0306 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 36 El Salvador 0.029 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 37 Dominican Republic 0.0282 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 38 Philippines 0.0282 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in India?
Food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square in India was 0.0293 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.0293 kt per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 kt per square kilometre in 1990.
How does India rank for food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square?
India ranks 35th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
Is food household consumption — emissions (co2eq) (ar5), per square rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
196 places, 6,515 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Household Consumption — Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.