Food Retail — Emissions in India

India: Food Retail — Emissions was 0.6308 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.6308 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.7992 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0.2569 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions in India, 1990–2023

0.20.40.60.81990200620231990: 0.257 kt1991: 0.261 kt1992: 0.265 kt1993: 0.269 kt1994: 0.272 kt1995: 0.277 kt1996: 0.281 kt1997: 0.285 kt1998: 0.289 kt1999: 0.294 kt2000: 0.325 kt2001: 0.331 kt2002: 0.337 kt2003: 0.345 kt2004: 0.354 kt2005: 0.322 kt2006: 0.327 kt2007: 0.332 kt2008: 0.338 kt2009: 0.417 kt2010: 0.431 kt2011: 0.434 kt2012: 0.439 kt2013: 0.717 kt2014: 0.726 kt2015: 0.76 kt2016: 0.799 kt2017: 0.548 kt2018: 0.564 kt2019: 0.588 kt2020: 0.577 kt2021: 0.581 kt2022: 0.631 kt2023: 0.631 kt

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

Analysis

In 2023, food retail — emissions in India stood at 0.6308 kt.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions in India peaked at 0.7992 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2569 kt, in 1990.

That places India 6th out of 190 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.

Food Retail — Emissions in India, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CH4) in India, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.2569 kt
1991 0.2606 kt +1.4%
1992 0.2653 kt +1.8%
1993 0.269 kt +1.4%
1994 0.272 kt +1.1%
1995 0.277 kt +1.8%
1996 0.2812 kt +1.5%
1997 0.2853 kt +1.5%
1998 0.2894 kt +1.4%
1999 0.2941 kt +1.6%
2000 0.3251 kt +10.5%
2001 0.3314 kt +1.9%
2002 0.3374 kt +1.8%
2003 0.3455 kt +2.4%
2004 0.3542 kt +2.5%
2005 0.3221 kt -9.1%
2006 0.3274 kt +1.6%
2007 0.3323 kt +1.5%
2008 0.3377 kt +1.6%
2009 0.4174 kt +23.6%
2010 0.4314 kt +3.4%
2011 0.4341 kt +0.6%
2012 0.4388 kt +1.1%
2013 0.7165 kt +63.3%
2014 0.7262 kt +1.4%
2015 0.7605 kt +4.7%
2016 0.7992 kt +5.1%
2017 0.548 kt -31.4%
2018 0.5643 kt +3.0%
2019 0.5882 kt +4.2%
2020 0.5771 kt -1.9%
2021 0.5811 kt +0.7%
2022 0.6308 kt +8.6%
2023 0.6308 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2751 kt 0.2569 kt 0.2941 kt 10
2000s 0.343 kt 0.3221 kt 0.4174 kt 10
2010s 0.6007 kt 0.4314 kt 0.7992 kt 10
2020s 0.6049 kt 0.5771 kt 0.6308 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 3 Nigeria 1.01 kt compare
  2. 4 Japan 0.9531 kt compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 0.7567 kt compare
  4. 7 Thailand 0.5302 kt compare
  5. 8 Russian Federation 0.4709 kt compare
  6. 9 Madagascar 0.4689 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions in India?
Food retail — emissions in India was 0.6308 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.7992 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2569 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for food retail — emissions?
India ranks 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.0%. 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 Retail — Emissions (CH4). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CH4)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
242 places, 7,490 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