Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases in India

India: Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases was 0.013 kt per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.013 kt per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 178 countries
All-time high
0.013 kt per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0001 kt per square kilometre
in 1996
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square in India, 1990–2023

00.0050.010.0151990200620231990: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1991: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1992: 0.003 kt per square kilometre1993: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1994: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1995: 0.002 kt per square kilometre1996: 0 kt per square kilometre1997: 0 kt per square kilometre1998: 0 kt per square kilometre1999: 0 kt per square kilometre2000: 0 kt per square kilometre2001: 0 kt per square kilometre2002: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2003: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2004: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2005: 0.001 kt per square kilometre2006: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2007: 0.002 kt per square kilometre2008: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2009: 0.003 kt per square kilometre2010: 0.004 kt per square kilometre2011: 0.005 kt per square kilometre2012: 0.006 kt per square kilometre2013: 0.007 kt per square kilometre2014: 0.007 kt per square kilometre2015: 0.008 kt per square kilometre2016: 0.009 kt per square kilometre2017: 0.01 kt per square kilometre2018: 0.011 kt per square kilometre2019: 0.011 kt per square kilometre2020: 0.012 kt per square kilometre2021: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2022: 0.013 kt per square kilometre2023: 0.013 kt per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in kt per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in India is 0.013 kt per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

That represents a change of up 96.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in India peaked at 0.013 kt per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 kt per square kilometre, in 1996.

That places India 45th out of 178 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 Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases in India, year by year

Annual values for Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre in India, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt per square kilometre Change
1990 0.0026 kt per square kilometre —
1991 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +2.6%
1992 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +2.2%
1993 0.0016 kt per square kilometre -40.8%
1994 0.0017 kt per square kilometre +7.5%
1995 0.0019 kt per square kilometre +8.3%
1996 0.0001 kt per square kilometre -94.0%
1997 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +43.2%
1998 0.0002 kt per square kilometre +30.2%
1999 0.0002 kt per square kilometre -4.0%
2000 0.0003 kt per square kilometre +29.4%
2001 0.0005 kt per square kilometre +78.1%
2002 0.0007 kt per square kilometre +43.8%
2003 0.0009 kt per square kilometre +30.5%
2004 0.0011 kt per square kilometre +23.4%
2005 0.0013 kt per square kilometre +18.5%
2006 0.0016 kt per square kilometre +22.8%
2007 0.0019 kt per square kilometre +19.6%
2008 0.0027 kt per square kilometre +42.0%
2009 0.0035 kt per square kilometre +29.6%
2010 0.0043 kt per square kilometre +24.8%
2011 0.0051 kt per square kilometre +17.6%
2012 0.0058 kt per square kilometre +15.0%
2013 0.0066 kt per square kilometre +13.5%
2014 0.0074 kt per square kilometre +12.3%
2015 0.0083 kt per square kilometre +11.0%
2016 0.009 kt per square kilometre +9.6%
2017 0.0098 kt per square kilometre +8.7%
2018 0.0106 kt per square kilometre +8.0%
2019 0.0114 kt per square kilometre +7.4%
2020 0.0122 kt per square kilometre +6.9%
2021 0.013 kt per square kilometre +6.9%
2022 0.013 kt per square kilometre +0.0%
2023 0.013 kt per square kilometre +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.013 kt per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0019 kt per square kilometre, 6.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • India's 0.013 kt per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0103 kt per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Food Retail: Emissions (CO2eq) … Retail square kilometre F-gases 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.

YearChange FromTo
1996 -94.0% 0.0019 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0001 kt per square kilometre 0.0027 kt per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0014 kt per square kilometre 0.0003 kt per square kilometre 0.0035 kt per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0078 kt per square kilometre 0.0043 kt per square kilometre 0.0114 kt per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0128 kt per square kilometre 0.0122 kt per square kilometre 0.013 kt per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 42 Bahamas 0.0141 kt per square kilometre compare
  2. 43 Greece 0.0133 kt per square kilometre compare
  3. 44 Azerbaijan 0.0132 kt per square kilometre compare
  4. 46 France 0.0128 kt per square kilometre compare
  5. 47 Gambia 0.0124 kt per square kilometre compare
  6. 48 Liechtenstein 0.0119 kt per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in India?
Food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square in India was 0.013 kt per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.013 kt per square kilometre in 2021.
What is the lowest food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 kt per square kilometre in 1996.
How does India rank for food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square?
India ranks 45th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
Is food retail — emissions (co2eq) from f-gases (ar5), per square rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 96.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5), per square kilometre
Unit
kt per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 5,932 data points, 1990–2023
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Food Retail — Emissions (CO2eq) from F-gases (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.