Food Packaging — Energy Use in India
India: Food Packaging — Energy Use was 15,658 TJ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Packaging — Energy Use in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food packaging — energy use in India stood at 15,658 TJ.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in India peaked at 17,715 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,467 TJ, in 1990.
India ranks 7th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food Packaging — Energy Use in India, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,467 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 3,915 TJ | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 4,032 TJ | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 4,179 TJ | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 4,697 TJ | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 4,669 TJ | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 4,648 TJ | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 5,273 TJ | +13.4% |
| 1998 | 5,309 TJ | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 6,235 TJ | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 6,159 TJ | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 5,934 TJ | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 6,084 TJ | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 5,879 TJ | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 6,387 TJ | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 7,199 TJ | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 10,256 TJ | +42.5% |
| 2007 | 11,764 TJ | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 7,899 TJ | -32.9% |
| 2009 | 8,403 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 8,798 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 11,037 TJ | +25.4% |
| 2012 | 10,941 TJ | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 14,617 TJ | +33.6% |
| 2014 | 17,715 TJ | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 14,139 TJ | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 13,200 TJ | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 14,741 TJ | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 17,384 TJ | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 16,495 TJ | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 13,922 TJ | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 14,819 TJ | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 15,658 TJ | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 15,658 TJ | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 15,658 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 117.08 TJ, 133.7× the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,642 TJ | 3,467 TJ | 6,235 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,596 TJ | 5,879 TJ | 11,764 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,907 TJ | 8,798 TJ | 17,715 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,014 TJ | 13,922 TJ | 15,658 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 4 South Africa 18,976 TJ compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 104.42 TJ compare
- 5 China, Taiwan Province of 18,750 TJ compare
- 6 Indonesia 17,026 TJ compare
- 8 Japan 12,358 TJ compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 11,009 TJ compare
- 10 Brazil 8,610 TJ compare
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 — energy use in India?
- Food packaging — energy use in India was 15,658 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food packaging — energy use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 17,715 TJ in 2014.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,467 TJ in 1990.
- How does India rank for food packaging — energy use?
- India ranks 7th out of 65 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 — Energy Use (Coal). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.