Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in India

India: Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 was 17.66 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

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

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in India, 1990–2023

51015201990200620231990: 7.2 kt1991: 7.3 kt1992: 7.4 kt1993: 7.5 kt1994: 7.6 kt1995: 7.8 kt1996: 7.9 kt1997: 8 kt1998: 8.1 kt1999: 8.2 kt2000: 9.1 kt2001: 9.3 kt2002: 9.4 kt2003: 9.7 kt2004: 9.9 kt2005: 9 kt2006: 9.2 kt2007: 9.3 kt2008: 9.5 kt2009: 11.7 kt2010: 12.1 kt2011: 12.2 kt2012: 12.3 kt2013: 20.1 kt2014: 20.3 kt2015: 21.3 kt2016: 22.4 kt2017: 15.3 kt2018: 15.8 kt2019: 16.5 kt2020: 16.2 kt2021: 16.3 kt2022: 17.7 kt2023: 17.7 kt

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

Analysis

India recorded 17.66 kt for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in 2023.

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

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India peaked at 22.38 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7.19 kt, in 1990.

India ranks 6th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 in India, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) in India, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 7.19 kt
1991 7.3 kt +1.4%
1992 7.43 kt +1.8%
1993 7.53 kt +1.4%
1994 7.62 kt +1.1%
1995 7.75 kt +1.8%
1996 7.87 kt +1.5%
1997 7.99 kt +1.5%
1998 8.1 kt +1.4%
1999 8.23 kt +1.6%
2000 9.1 kt +10.5%
2001 9.28 kt +2.0%
2002 9.45 kt +1.8%
2003 9.67 kt +2.4%
2004 9.92 kt +2.5%
2005 9.02 kt -9.1%
2006 9.17 kt +1.7%
2007 9.31 kt +1.5%
2008 9.46 kt +1.6%
2009 11.69 kt +23.6%
2010 12.08 kt +3.4%
2011 12.15 kt +0.6%
2012 12.29 kt +1.1%
2013 20.06 kt +63.3%
2014 20.33 kt +1.3%
2015 21.29 kt +4.7%
2016 22.38 kt +5.1%
2017 15.34 kt -31.4%
2018 15.8 kt +3.0%
2019 16.47 kt +4.3%
2020 16.16 kt -1.9%
2021 16.27 kt +0.7%
2022 17.66 kt +8.5%
2023 17.66 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.7 kt 7.19 kt 8.23 kt 10
2000s 9.61 kt 9.02 kt 11.69 kt 10
2010s 16.82 kt 12.08 kt 22.38 kt 10
2020s 16.94 kt 16.16 kt 17.66 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 3 Nigeria 28.39 kt compare
  2. 4 Japan 26.69 kt compare
  3. 5 Indonesia 21.19 kt compare
  4. 5 Türkiye 6.77 kt compare
  5. 7 Thailand 14.84 kt compare
  6. 8 Russian Federation 13.18 kt compare
  7. 9 Madagascar 13.13 kt compare

See the full ranking of 242 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 in India was 17.66 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 22.38 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 7.19 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4?
India ranks 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 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 (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5)
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