Food Transport — Emissions in India

India: Food Transport — Emissions was 1.76 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.76 kt
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 207 countries
All-time high
2.46 kt
in 2016
All-time low
0.7544 kt
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Food Transport — Emissions in India, 1990–2023

11.522.51990200620231990: 0.754 kt1991: 0.819 kt1992: 0.846 kt1993: 0.903 kt1994: 0.971 kt1995: 1 kt1996: 1.2 kt1997: 1.3 kt1998: 1.3 kt1999: 1.1 kt2000: 0.927 kt2001: 0.951 kt2002: 1 kt2003: 0.998 kt2004: 1 kt2005: 1 kt2006: 1.1 kt2007: 0.84 kt2008: 0.895 kt2009: 0.985 kt2010: 1.1 kt2011: 1.1 kt2012: 1.1 kt2013: 2.1 kt2014: 2.1 kt2015: 2.3 kt2016: 2.5 kt2017: 1.2 kt2018: 1.8 kt2019: 1.8 kt2020: 1.4 kt2021: 1.6 kt2022: 1.8 kt2023: 1.8 kt

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for food transport — emissions in India is 1.76 kt, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in India peaked at 2.46 kt in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.7544 kt, in 1990.

India ranks 7th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Food Transport — Emissions in India, year by year

Annual values for Food Transport — Emissions (N2O) in India, 1990 to 2023.
Year kt Change
1990 0.7544 kt
1991 0.8188 kt +8.5%
1992 0.8455 kt +3.3%
1993 0.9029 kt +6.8%
1994 0.9714 kt +7.6%
1995 1.01 kt +4.4%
1996 1.2 kt +18.9%
1997 1.31 kt +8.6%
1998 1.3 kt -0.6%
1999 1.09 kt -16.5%
2000 0.9272 kt -14.6%
2001 0.9508 kt +2.5%
2002 1 kt +5.2%
2003 0.9981 kt -0.2%
2004 1.01 kt +1.5%
2005 1.04 kt +2.6%
2006 1.12 kt +8.0%
2007 0.8403 kt -25.1%
2008 0.8946 kt +6.5%
2009 0.9847 kt +10.1%
2010 1.06 kt +7.5%
2011 1.1 kt +4.1%
2012 1.14 kt +3.8%
2013 2.06 kt +79.6%
2014 2.14 kt +4.2%
2015 2.35 kt +9.6%
2016 2.46 kt +4.8%
2017 1.17 kt -52.4%
2018 1.8 kt +53.6%
2019 1.76 kt -2.3%
2020 1.39 kt -20.7%
2021 1.63 kt +17.1%
2022 1.76 kt +7.6%
2023 1.76 kt +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.02 kt 0.7544 kt 1.31 kt 10
2000s 0.9771 kt 0.8403 kt 1.12 kt 10
2010s 1.7 kt 1.06 kt 2.46 kt 10
2020s 1.63 kt 1.39 kt 1.76 kt 4

Countries ranked near India

  1. 4 China, mainland 2.51 kt compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 0.5489 kt compare
  3. 5 Brazil 2.42 kt compare
  4. 6 Canada 1.91 kt compare
  5. 8 Japan 1.71 kt compare
  6. 9 Mexico 1.5 kt compare
  7. 10 Saudi Arabia 1.25 kt compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is food transport — emissions in India?
Food transport — emissions in India was 1.76 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 2.46 kt in 2016.
What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7544 kt in 1990.
How does India rank for food transport — emissions?
India ranks 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Transport — Emissions (N2O). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Food Transport — Emissions (N2O)
Unit
kt
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
260 places, 8,556 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