Food Packaging — Emissions in India

India: Food Packaging — Emissions was 3.19 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
3.19 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 120 countries
All-time high
3.68 kt
in 2014
All-time low
0.7209 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Packaging — Emissions in India, 1990–2023

12341990200620231990: 0.721 kt1991: 0.814 kt1992: 0.839 kt1993: 0.869 kt1994: 0.972 kt1995: 0.968 kt1996: 0.966 kt1997: 1.1 kt1998: 1.1 kt1999: 1.3 kt2000: 1.3 kt2001: 1.2 kt2002: 1.3 kt2003: 1.2 kt2004: 1.3 kt2005: 1.5 kt2006: 2.1 kt2007: 2.4 kt2008: 1.6 kt2009: 1.7 kt2010: 1.8 kt2011: 2.3 kt2012: 2.3 kt2013: 3 kt2014: 3.7 kt2015: 2.9 kt2016: 2.8 kt2017: 3 kt2018: 3.5 kt2019: 3.4 kt2020: 2.8 kt2021: 3 kt2022: 3.2 kt2023: 3.2 kt

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.

Analysis

In 2023, food packaging — emissions in India stood at 3.19 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in India peaked at 3.68 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7209 kt, in 1990.

That places India 5th out of 120 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9626 kt 0.7209 kt 1.29 kt 10
2000s 1.57 kt 1.23 kt 2.42 kt 10
2010s 2.87 kt 1.82 kt 3.68 kt 10
2020s 3.06 kt 2.83 kt 3.19 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 2 China, mainland 127.53 kt compare
  2. 3 OECD 6.27 kt compare
  3. 4 Indonesia 3.42 kt compare
  4. 6 China, Taiwan Province of 2.06 kt compare
  5. 7 South Africa 1.92 kt compare
  6. 8 Brazil 1.87 kt compare

See the full ranking of 167 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food packaging — emissions in India?
Food packaging — emissions in India was 3.19 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food packaging — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 3.68 kt in 2014.
What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7209 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for food packaging — emissions?
India ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Packaging — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
167 places, 5,005 data points, 1990–2023
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions Totals summarizes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disseminated in the FAOSTAT Climate Change domains of emissions from agrifood systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). Emissions from other economic sectors as defined by the IPCC are also disseminated in the domain for completeness. Methodological details can be found at: https://files-faostat.fao.org/production/GT/GT_en.pdf