Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy in India
India: Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy was -1.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy in India, 1995–2020
Source: Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy in India is -1.2%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 32.9% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy in India peaked at -0.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -6.0%, in 2013.
India ranks 28th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -4.9% | — |
| 1996 | -2.4% | -51.0% |
| 1997 | -3.2% | +31.8% |
| 1998 | -2.1% | -32.3% |
| 1999 | -1.4% | -35.1% |
| 2000 | -4.9% | +252.7% |
| 2001 | -5.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | -4.4% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | -4.6% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | -4.1% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | -2.9% | -27.7% |
| 2006 | -3.7% | +27.2% |
| 2007 | -2.9% | -22.5% |
| 2008 | -4.8% | +64.4% |
| 2009 | -2.1% | -56.1% |
| 2010 | -2.0% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | -2.0% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | -2.3% | +15.2% |
| 2013 | -6.0% | +157.3% |
| 2014 | -3.7% | -38.8% |
| 2015 | -1.8% | -49.6% |
| 2016 | -2.0% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | -1.6% | -18.2% |
| 2018 | -0.3% | -84.1% |
| 2019 | -1.8% | +608.6% |
| 2020 | -1.2% | -32.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -608.6% | -0.3% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | -252.7% | -1.4% | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.8% | -4.9% | -1.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | -3.9% | -5.0% | -2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.3% | -6.0% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.2% | -1.2% | -1.2% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy in India?
- Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy in India was -1.2% in 2020, according to Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.0% in 2013.
- How does India rank for energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy?
- India ranks 28th out of 43 countries with data for 2020.
- Is energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Kulionis (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Energy embedded in traded goods as a share of domestic energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net energy embedded in traded goods is the difference in energy embedded in exported goods, and imported goods. A positive value means that a country is a net importer; a negative means it's a net exporter. This is given as a percentage of a country's domestic energy use.