Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in India
India: Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) was 0.0228 kt in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Emissions in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0228 kt for food packaging — emissions in 2023.
That represents a change of down 75.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — emissions in India peaked at 0.109 kt in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0087 kt, in 1990.
That places India 19th out of 134 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) in India, year by year
| Year | kt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0087 kt | — |
| 1991 | 0.0099 kt | +13.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0103 kt | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0107 kt | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0113 kt | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0115 kt | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.012 kt | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.013 kt | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0126 kt | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.014 kt | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0153 kt | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0156 kt | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0179 kt | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0176 kt | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0191 kt | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0204 kt | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0249 kt | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0279 kt | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0239 kt | -14.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0254 kt | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0259 kt | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0299 kt | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0315 kt | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0927 kt | +194.5% |
| 2014 | 0.109 kt | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0938 kt | -13.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0945 kt | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0237 kt | -74.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0244 kt | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0235 kt | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0193 kt | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0221 kt | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0228 kt | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0228 kt | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0228 kt is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0004 kt, 62.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Emissions (N2O) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +194.5% | 0.0315 kt | 0.0927 kt |
| 2017 | -74.9% | 0.0945 kt | 0.0237 kt |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0114 kt | 0.0087 kt | 0.014 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0208 kt | 0.0153 kt | 0.0279 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0549 kt | 0.0235 kt | 0.109 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0218 kt | 0.0193 kt | 0.0228 kt | 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 food packaging — emissions in India?
- Food packaging — emissions in India was 0.0228 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 0.109 kt in 2014.
- What is the lowest food packaging — emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0087 kt in 1990.
- How does India rank for food packaging — emissions?
- India ranks 19th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain Emissions from Pre- and Post-Agricultural Production provides estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and related activity data associated with pre- and post-production stages of agrifood systems. The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), fluorinated gases (F-gases) and their aggregates expressed in carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2eq). Estimates are computed following Tier 1 methods of the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014) and are disseminated annually.