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 133 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

India recorded 3.19 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.

The figure 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 133 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 Brazil 1.87 kt compare
  6. 8 Viet Nam 1.48 kt compare

See the full ranking of 168 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 133 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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About this data

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
168 places, 5,039 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.