Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) in India
India: Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) was 147,560 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Retail — Energy Use in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
India recorded 147,560 TJ for food retail — energy use in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food retail — energy use in India peaked at 147,560 TJ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,314 TJ, in 1990.
That places India 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) in India, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,314 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 2,479 TJ | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 2,669 TJ | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 2,722 TJ | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 2,908 TJ | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 3,121 TJ | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 3,472 TJ | +11.2% |
| 1997 | 3,753 TJ | +8.1% |
| 1998 | 3,905 TJ | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 4,553 TJ | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 27,319 TJ | +500.0% |
| 2001 | 33,891 TJ | +24.1% |
| 2002 | 35,714 TJ | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 39,594 TJ | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 44,059 TJ | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 7,269 TJ | -83.5% |
| 2006 | 8,178 TJ | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 8,608 TJ | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 9,407 TJ | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 56,441 TJ | +500.0% |
| 2010 | 94,474 TJ | +67.4% |
| 2011 | 97,250 TJ | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 91,795 TJ | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 115,827 TJ | +26.2% |
| 2014 | 110,061 TJ | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 120,796 TJ | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 138,060 TJ | +14.3% |
| 2017 | 134,982 TJ | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 136,540 TJ | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 145,852 TJ | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 124,066 TJ | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 111,007 TJ | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 147,560 TJ | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 147,560 TJ | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 147,560 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,598 TJ, 92.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- India's 147,560 TJ is above the median for South Asia, which is 3,780 TJ, 39.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Retail — Energy Use (Electricity) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +500.0% | 4,553 TJ | 27,319 TJ |
| 2009 | +500.0% | 9,407 TJ | 56,441 TJ |
| 2005 | -83.5% | 44,059 TJ | 7,269 TJ |
| 2010 | +67.4% | 56,441 TJ | 94,474 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,190 TJ | 2,314 TJ | 4,553 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,048 TJ | 7,269 TJ | 56,441 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 118,564 TJ | 91,795 TJ | 145,852 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 132,548 TJ | 111,007 TJ | 147,560 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 retail — energy use in India?
- Food retail — energy use in India was 147,560 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food retail — energy use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 147,560 TJ in 2022.
- What is the lowest food retail — energy use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,314 TJ in 1990.
- How does India rank for food retail — energy use?
- India ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food retail — energy use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. 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 Retail — Energy Use (Electricity). 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.