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Carbon intensity of the economy — India

Carbon intensity of the economy in India in 2022 — 0.27 kg/$. Ranked 115 in the world out of 164. Since 1861, the indicator has risen by 13,400%.

2022 0.27 kg/$ −1.1% vs 2021
World rank 115of 164
Period maximum 0.355 kg/$1999
Period minimum 0.002 kg/$1861

Trend over time

1861–2022 · kg CO₂ per PPP $

Carbon intensity of the economy — India, 1861–202200.10.20.30.418611878189519121929194619631980199720141861: 0.002 kg/$1886: 0.012 kg/$1889: 0.016 kg/$1892: 0.021 kg/$1895: 0.027 kg/$1898: 0.032 kg/$1901: 0.048 kg/$1904: 0.054 kg/$1907: 0.075 kg/$1910: 0.07 kg/$1913: 0.097 kg/$1916: 0.097 kg/$1919: 0.128 kg/$1922: 0.106 kg/$1925: 0.113 kg/$1928: 0.108 kg/$1931: 0.101 kg/$1934: 0.1 kg/$1937: 0.113 kg/$1940: 0.124 kg/$1943: 0.105 kg/$1946: 0.127 kg/$1949: 0.159 kg/$1952: 0.18 kg/$1955: 0.186 kg/$1958: 0.201 kg/$1961: 0.224 kg/$1964: 0.225 kg/$1967: 0.245 kg/$1970: 0.243 kg/$1973: 0.265 kg/$1976: 0.279 kg/$1979: 0.292 kg/$1982: 0.293 kg/$1985: 0.306 kg/$1988: 0.315 kg/$1991: 0.348 kg/$1994: 0.347 kg/$1997: 0.354 kg/$2000: 0.352 kg/$2003: 0.329 kg/$2006: 0.318 kg/$2009: 0.323 kg/$2012: 0.318 kg/$2015: 0.302 kg/$2018: 0.283 kg/$2021: 0.273 kg/$2022: 0.27 kg/$
Change over the period: +0.268 (+13,400%) Average annual rate: 3.09 %

Comparison, 2022

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

India 0.27 kg/$
World computed 0.273 kg/$
South Asia computed 0.242 kg/$
Southern Asia computed 0.264 kg/$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 0.246 kg/$
Carbon intensity of the economy — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year kg/$ Change Change, %
2022 0.27 −0.003 −1.1%
2021 0.273 +0.002 +0.74%
2020 0.271 −0.001 −0.37%
2019 0.272 −0.011 −3.89%
2018 0.283 −0.001 −0.35%
2017 0.284 −0.008 −2.74%
2016 0.292 −0.01 −3.31%
2015 0.302 −0.01 −3.21%
2014 0.312 +0.001 +0.32%
2013 0.311 −0.007 −2.2%
2012 0.318 +0.009 +2.91%
2011 0.309 −0.004 −1.28%
2010 0.313 −0.01 −3.1%
2009 0.323 +0.002 +0.62%
2008 0.321 +0.005 +1.58%
2007 0.316 −0.002 −0.63%
2006 0.318 −0.001 −0.31%
2005 0.319 −0.006 −1.85%
2004 0.325 −0.004 −1.22%
2003 0.329 −0.012 −3.52%
2002 0.341 +0.001 +0.29%
2001 0.34 −0.012 −3.41%
2000 0.352 −0.003 −0.85%
1999 0.355 +0.014 +4.11%
1998 0.341 −0.013 −3.67%
1997 0.354 +0.003 +0.85%
1996 0.351 +0.004 +1.15%
1995 0.347 +0 +0%
1994 0.347 −0.001 −0.29%
1993 0.348 −0.006 −1.69%
1992 0.354 +0.006 +1.72%
1991 0.348 +0.018 +5.45%
1990 0.33 +0.005 +1.54%
1989 0.325 +0.01 +3.17%
1988 0.315 −0.007 −2.17%
1987 0.322 +0.007 +2.22%
1986 0.315 +0.009 +2.94%
1985 0.306 +0.016 +5.52%
1984 0.29 −0.003 −1.02%
1983 0.293 +0 +0%
1982 0.293 +0.001 +0.34%
1981 0.292 +0.005 +1.74%
1980 0.287 −0.005 −1.71%
1979 0.292 +0.028 +10.61%
1978 0.264 −0.009 −3.3%
1977 0.273 −0.006 −2.15%
1976 0.279 +0.009 +3.33%
1975 0.27 −0.001 −0.37%
1974 0.271 +0.006 +2.26%
1973 0.265 −0.004 −1.49%
1972 0.269 +0.015 +5.91%
1971 0.254 +0.011 +4.53%
1970 0.243 −0.006 −2.41%
1969 0.249 −0.011 −4.23%
1968 0.26 +0.015 +6.12%
1967 0.245 −0.02 −7.55%
1966 0.265 +0.007 +2.71%
1965 0.258 +0.033 +14.67%
1964 0.225 −0.022 −8.91%
1963 0.247 +0.005 +2.07%
1962 0.242 +0.018 +8.04%
1961 0.224 +0.01 +4.67%
1960 0.214 +0.006 +2.88%
1959 0.208 +0.007 +3.48%
1958 0.201 −0.006 −2.9%
1957 0.207 +0.025 +13.74%
1956 0.182 −0.004 −2.15%
1955 0.186 +0.011 +6.29%
1954 0.175 +0.002 +1.16%
1953 0.173 −0.007 −3.89%
1952 0.18 +0.004 +2.27%
1951 0.176 +0.004 +2.33%
1950 0.172 +0.013 +8.18%
1949 0.159 +0.004 +2.58%
1948 0.155 −0.001 −0.64%
1947 0.156 +0.029 +22.83%
1946 0.127 +0.005 +4.1%
1945 0.122 +0.014 +12.96%
1944 0.108 +0.003 +2.86%
1943 0.105 −0.02 −16%
1942 0.125 +0.001 +0.81%
1941 0.124 +0 +0%
1940 0.124 +0.004 +3.33%
1939 0.12 −0.006 −4.76%
1938 0.126 +0.013 +11.5%
1937 0.113 +0.013 +13%
1936 0.1 −0.006 −5.66%
1935 0.106 +0.006 +6%
1934 0.1 +0.009 +9.89%
1933 0.091 −0.001 −1.09%
1932 0.092 −0.009 −8.91%
1931 0.101 −0.008 −7.34%
1930 0.109 +0.001 +0.93%
1929 0.108 +0 +0%
1928 0.108 −0.006 −5.26%
1927 0.114 +0.005 +4.59%
1926 0.109 −0.004 −3.54%
1925 0.113 −0.002 −1.74%
1924 0.115 +0.002 +1.77%
1923 0.113 +0.007 +6.6%
1922 0.106 −0.007 −6.19%
1921 0.113 +0 +0%
1920 0.113 −0.015 −11.72%
1919 0.128 −0.005 −3.76%
1918 0.133 +0.03 +29.13%
1917 0.103 +0.006 +6.19%
1916 0.097 −0.002 −2.02%
1915 0.099 +0.007 +7.61%
1914 0.092 −0.005 −5.15%
1913 0.097 +0.011 +12.79%
1912 0.086 +0.012 +16.22%
1911 0.074 +0.004 +5.71%
1910 0.07 −0.002 −2.78%
1909 0.072 −0.012 −14.29%
1908 0.084 +0.009 +12%
1907 0.075 +0.012 +19.05%
1906 0.063 +0.007 +12.5%
1905 0.056 +0.002 +3.7%
1904 0.054 +0.005 +10.2%
1903 0.049 +0.001 +2.08%
1902 0.048 +0 +0%
1901 0.048 +0.004 +9.09%
1900 0.044 +0.006 +15.79%
1899 0.038 +0.006 +18.75%
1898 0.032 +0.003 +10.34%
1897 0.029 −0.003 −9.38%
1896 0.032 +0.005 +18.52%
1895 0.027 +0.006 +28.57%
1894 0.021 +0 +0%
1893 0.021 +0 +0%
1892 0.021 +0.001 +5%
1891 0.02 +0.003 +17.65%
1890 0.017 +0.001 +6.25%
1889 0.016 +0.002 +14.29%
1888 0.014 +0.002 +16.67%
1887 0.012 +0 +0%
1886 0.012 +0.002 +20%
1885 0.01 −0.002 −16.67%
1884 0.012 — —
1861 0.002 — —

Southern Asia, 2022

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

LK Sri Lanka 0.072 BD Bangladesh 0.119 PK Pakistan 0.161 NP Nepal 0.183 AF Afghanistan 0.191 IN India 0.27 IR Iran 0.488
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About the indicator

Carbon dioxide emissions per unit of gross domestic product at purchasing power parity. The indicator answers how cleanly a country produces value, and it separates two different paths to lower emissions: producing less, and emitting less per unit produced. Global carbon intensity has been falling almost without interruption since the 1970s, but more slowly than output has grown — which is why absolute emissions kept rising.

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by GDP at PPP, which is exactly the sum of emissions divided by the sum of GDP. The conversion is at PPP rather than at market exchange rates — otherwise poor countries would look carbon-intensive simply because their prices are low.

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

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