Food Transport — Energy Use in India
India: Food Transport — Energy Use was 17,146 TJ in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food Transport — Energy Use in India, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in TJ.
Analysis
In 2023, food transport — energy use in India stood at 17,146 TJ.
That represents a change of up 19,035.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — energy use in India peaked at 39,515 TJ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0 TJ, in 1999.
India ranks 4th of 70 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food Transport — Energy Use in India, year by year
| Year | TJ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17,334 TJ | — |
| 1991 | 15,772 TJ | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 11,782 TJ | -25.3% |
| 1993 | 7,302 TJ | -38.0% |
| 1994 | 2,994 TJ | -59.0% |
| 1995 | 1,408 TJ | -53.0% |
| 1996 | 373.38 TJ | -73.5% |
| 1997 | 161.76 TJ | -56.7% |
| 1998 | 85.78 TJ | -47.0% |
| 1999 | 0 TJ | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 36.47 TJ | — |
| 2001 | 12.06 TJ | -66.9% |
| 2002 | 14.99 TJ | +24.3% |
| 2003 | 14.93 TJ | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0 TJ | -100.0% |
| 2005 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2006 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2007 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2008 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2009 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2010 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2011 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2012 | 0 TJ | — |
| 2013 | 89.61 TJ | — |
| 2014 | 8,841 TJ | +9766.1% |
| 2015 | 10,008 TJ | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 19,843 TJ | +98.3% |
| 2017 | 29,679 TJ | +49.6% |
| 2018 | 39,515 TJ | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 15,080 TJ | -61.8% |
| 2020 | 12,023 TJ | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 18,427 TJ | +53.3% |
| 2022 | 17,146 TJ | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 17,146 TJ | +0.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 17,146 TJ is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 848.54 TJ, 20.2× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food Transport — Energy Use 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +9766.1% | 89.61 TJ | 8,841 TJ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,721 TJ | 0 TJ | 17,334 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.85 TJ | 0 TJ | 36.47 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,306 TJ | 0 TJ | 39,515 TJ | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,186 TJ | 12,023 TJ | 18,427 TJ | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 China 71,534 TJ compare
- 2 China, mainland 71,512 TJ compare
- 2 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 38,144 TJ compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 19,172 TJ compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 3,376 TJ compare
- 5 Türkiye 361.81 TJ compare
- 5 OECD 14,636 TJ compare
- 6 Argentina 9,624 TJ compare
- 7 Brazil 8,813 TJ compare
- 7 Viet Nam 35.99 TJ compare
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 transport — energy use in India?
- Food transport — energy use in India was 17,146 TJ in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — energy use recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 39,515 TJ in 2018.
- What is the lowest food transport — energy use recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TJ in 1999.
- How does India rank for food transport — energy use?
- India ranks 4th out of 70 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — energy use rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19,035.1%. 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 Transport — Energy Use (Total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food 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). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.