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CO2 emissions per capita — India

CO2 emissions per capita in India in 2024 — 2.2 t/person. Ranked 85 in the world out of 213. Since 1858, the indicator has risen by 109,950%.

2024 2.2 t/person +3.33% vs 2023
World rank 85of 213
Period maximum 2.2 t/person2024
Period minimum 0 t/person1858

Trend over time

1858–2024 · tonnes per capita

CO2 emissions per capita — India, 1858–20240123185818751892190919261943196019771994201120241858: 0 t/person1861: 0 t/person1864: 0 t/person1878: 0.01 t/person1881: 0.01 t/person1884: 0.01 t/person1887: 0.01 t/person1890: 0.02 t/person1893: 0.02 t/person1896: 0.03 t/person1899: 0.04 t/person1902: 0.05 t/person1905: 0.06 t/person1908: 0.09 t/person1911: 0.08 t/person1914: 0.11 t/person1917: 0.12 t/person1920: 0.12 t/person1923: 0.12 t/person1926: 0.13 t/person1929: 0.13 t/person1932: 0.11 t/person1935: 0.12 t/person1938: 0.14 t/person1941: 0.14 t/person1944: 0.13 t/person1947: 0.15 t/person1950: 0.18 t/person1953: 0.19 t/person1956: 0.21 t/person1959: 0.24 t/person1962: 0.29 t/person1965: 0.31 t/person1968: 0.33 t/person1971: 0.34 t/person1974: 0.36 t/person1977: 0.4 t/person1980: 0.42 t/person1983: 0.48 t/person1986: 0.54 t/person1989: 0.64 t/person1992: 0.73 t/person1995: 0.79 t/person1998: 0.86 t/person2001: 0.93 t/person2004: 1 t/person2007: 1.17 t/person2010: 1.35 t/person2013: 1.54 t/person2016: 1.75 t/person2019: 1.88 t/person2022: 1.99 t/person2024: 2.2 t/person
Change over the period: +2.2 (+109,950%) Average annual rate: 4.31 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: India

India 2.2 t/person
World computed 4.56 t/person
South Asia computed 1.79 t/person
Southern Asia computed 2.1 t/person
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.87 t/person
CO2 emissions per capita — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year t/person Change Change, %
2024 2.2 +0.07 +3.33%
2023 2.13 +0.14 +7.25%
2022 1.99 +0.09 +4.97%
2021 1.89 +0.17 +9.55%
2020 1.73 −0.15 −8.14%
2019 1.88 −0.01 −0.42%
2018 1.89 +0.1 +5.83%
2017 1.78 +0.03 +1.94%
2016 1.75 +0.07 +4.1%
2015 1.68 +0.04 +2.69%
2014 1.64 +0.1 +6.3%
2013 1.54 +0.03 +2.19%
2012 1.51 +0.11 +7.64%
2011 1.4 +0.05 +3.7%
2010 1.35 +0.03 +2.58%
2009 1.32 +0.08 +6.65%
2008 1.23 +0.06 +5.47%
2007 1.17 +0.07 +6.07%
2006 1.1 +0.07 +6.57%
2005 1.04 +0.04 +3.6%
2004 1 +0.04 +4.39%
2003 0.96 +0.02 +1.7%
2002 0.94 +0.01 +1.29%
2001 0.93 −0 −0.43%
2000 0.93 +0.01 +0.76%
1999 0.93 +0.07 +7.67%
1998 0.86 +0 +0.12%
1997 0.86 +0.02 +2.14%
1996 0.84 +0.05 +6.19%
1995 0.79 +0.03 +4.35%
1994 0.76 +0.03 +3.41%
1993 0.73 +0.01 +1.1%
1992 0.73 +0.03 +4.31%
1991 0.7 +0.03 +4.19%
1990 0.67 +0.03 +4.54%
1989 0.64 +0.05 +7.58%
1988 0.59 +0.03 +5.51%
1987 0.56 +0.02 +4.45%
1986 0.54 +0.02 +4.66%
1985 0.52 +0.04 +7.52%
1984 0.48 +0 +0.21%
1983 0.48 +0.03 +5.75%
1982 0.45 +0 +0.89%
1981 0.45 +0.02 +5.66%
1980 0.42 +0.01 +2.91%
1979 0.41 +0.01 +2.74%
1978 0.4 −0 −0.74%
1977 0.4 +0.01 +3.32%
1976 0.39 +0.01 +2.09%
1975 0.38 +0.02 +5.8%
1974 0.36 +0 +1.12%
1973 0.36 +0 +0.56%
1972 0.36 +0.01 +3.49%
1971 0.34 +0.01 +3.3%
1970 0.33 +0 +0.3%
1969 0.33 −0 −0.3%
1968 0.33 +0.02 +6.73%
1967 0.31 −0.01 −1.89%
1966 0.32 +0 +1.27%
1965 0.31 +0.02 +7.9%
1964 0.29 −0.01 −4.28%
1963 0.3 +0.01 +4.83%
1962 0.29 +0.02 +7.41%
1961 0.27 +0.02 +5.88%
1960 0.26 +0.02 +7.14%
1959 0.24 +0.01 +3.48%
1958 0.23 +0 +1.77%
1957 0.23 +0.02 +9.71%
1956 0.21 +0 +1.48%
1955 0.2 +0.01 +6.28%
1954 0.19 +0.01 +3.24%
1953 0.19 −0 −0.54%
1952 0.19 +0.01 +3.33%
1951 0.18 +0 +2.27%
1950 0.18 +0.02 +11.39%
1949 0.16 +0.01 +6.04%
1948 0.15 +0 +0.68%
1947 0.15 +0 +2.78%
1946 0.14 −0 −0.69%
1945 0.15 +0.02 +11.54%
1944 0.13 +0 +3.17%
1943 0.13 −0.02 −12.5%
1942 0.14 +0 +0.7%
1941 0.14 +0 +2.14%
1940 0.14 +0.01 +5.26%
1939 0.13 −0 −2.92%
1938 0.14 +0.01 +10.48%
1937 0.12 +0.01 +8.77%
1936 0.11 −0 −2.56%
1935 0.12 +0 +2.63%
1934 0.11 +0.01 +10.68%
1933 0.1 −0 −3.74%
1932 0.11 −0.01 −7.76%
1931 0.12 −0.01 −9.38%
1930 0.13 +0 +0%
1929 0.13 +0 +3.23%
1928 0.12 −0.01 −5.34%
1927 0.13 +0.01 +3.97%
1926 0.13 −0 −1.56%
1925 0.13 −0 −2.29%
1924 0.13 +0.01 +6.5%
1923 0.12 +0 +1.65%
1922 0.12 −0 −2.42%
1921 0.12 +0.01 +6.9%
1920 0.12 −0.03 −19.44%
1919 0.14 +0.01 +9.09%
1918 0.13 +0.02 +12.82%
1917 0.12 +0 +3.54%
1916 0.11 +0 +1.8%
1915 0.11 +0 +3.74%
1914 0.11 +0 +0.94%
1913 0.11 +0.01 +10.42%
1912 0.1 +0.01 +14.29%
1911 0.08 +0.01 +6.33%
1910 0.08 −0 −3.66%
1909 0.08 −0 −3.53%
1908 0.09 +0.01 +13.33%
1907 0.08 +0.01 +11.94%
1906 0.07 +0.01 +13.56%
1905 0.06 +0 +1.72%
1904 0.06 +0.01 +11.54%
1903 0.05 +0 +1.96%
1902 0.05 +0 +8.51%
1901 0.05 +0 +11.9%
1900 0.04 +0.01 +16.67%
1899 0.04 +0 +9.09%
1898 0.03 +0 +10%
1897 0.03 +0 +11.11%
1896 0.03 +0 +8%
1895 0.03 +0.01 +25%
1894 0.02 +0 +0%
1893 0.02 +0 +5.26%
1892 0.02 +0 +11.76%
1891 0.02 +0 +6.25%
1890 0.02 +0 +6.67%
1889 0.02 +0 +15.38%
1888 0.01 +0 +18.18%
1887 0.01 +0 +10%
1886 0.01 +0 +11.11%
1885 0.01 −0 −10%
1884 0.01 +0 +11.11%
1883 0.01 +0 +12.5%
1882 0.01 +0 +14.29%
1881 0.01 +0 +0%
1880 0.01 +0 +0%
1879 0.01 +0 +0%
1878 0.01 — —
1866 0 +0 +50%
1865 0 +0 +0%
1864 0 +0 +0%
1863 0 +0 +0%
1862 0 +0 +0%
1861 0 −0 −33.33%
1860 0 +0 +0%
1859 0 +0 +50%
1858 0 — —

Southern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AF Afghanistan 0.25 BD Bangladesh 0.62 NP Nepal 0.63 PK Pakistan 0.72 LK Sri Lanka 0.9 BT Bhutan 2.09 IN India 2.2 MV Maldives 4.37 IR Iran 8.66
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About the indicator

Annual production-based CO2 emissions per resident. Unlike absolute emissions, this indicator removes the effect of country size, which is why it is used in debates about the fair allocation of climate responsibility: the countries with the largest total emissions are not always the leaders per person.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its emissions divided by all of its population. That is why the world value is lower than the rich countries would suggest: the denominator is the entire population of the Earth.

Source: CO₂ and GHG Emissions (Our World in Data), license CC BY 4.0.

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