Food Transport — Energy Use (Total) in India
India: Food Transport — Energy Use (Total) 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 5th of 76 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 (Total) 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 (Total) 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
- 2 China, mainland 71,512 TJ compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 38,144 TJ compare
- 4 Uzbekistan 19,172 TJ compare
- 6 OECD 14,636 TJ compare
- 7 Argentina 9,624 TJ compare
- 8 Brazil 8,813 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 5th out of 76 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 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.