Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) in India
India: Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) was 16,005 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Packaging — Energy Use in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
India recorded 16,005 TJ for food packaging — energy use in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food packaging — energy use in India peaked at 40,943 TJ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3,788 TJ, in 1990.
That places India 27th out of 121 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 — Energy Use (Total) in India, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3,788 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 4,276 TJ | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 4,444 TJ | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 4,622 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 5,168 TJ | +11.8% |
| 1995 | 5,169 TJ | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,158 TJ | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5,838 TJ | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 5,834 TJ | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 6,824 TJ | +17.0% |
| 2000 | 6,923 TJ | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 6,872 TJ | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 7,196 TJ | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 7,166 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 7,848 TJ | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 8,835 TJ | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 12,067 TJ | +36.6% |
| 2007 | 13,749 TJ | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 14,973 TJ | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 16,369 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 15,566 TJ | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 18,005 TJ | +15.7% |
| 2012 | 18,144 TJ | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 36,672 TJ | +102.1% |
| 2014 | 40,943 TJ | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 35,731 TJ | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 35,427 TJ | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 16,145 TJ | -54.4% |
| 2018 | 18,200 TJ | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 16,722 TJ | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 14,181 TJ | -15.2% |
| 2021 | 15,274 TJ | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 16,005 TJ | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 16,005 TJ | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 16,005 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 590.16 TJ, 27.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Packaging — Energy Use (Total) 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 | +102.1% | 18,144 TJ | 36,672 TJ |
| 2017 | -54.4% | 35,427 TJ | 16,145 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,112 TJ | 3,788 TJ | 6,824 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,200 TJ | 6,872 TJ | 16,369 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 25,155 TJ | 15,566 TJ | 40,943 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,366 TJ | 14,181 TJ | 16,005 TJ | 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 — energy use in India?
- Food packaging — energy use in India was 16,005 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 40,943 TJ in 2014.
- What is the lowest food packaging — energy use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,788 TJ in 1990.
- How does India rank for food packaging — energy use?
- India ranks 27th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food packaging — energy use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. 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 — Energy Use (Total). 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.