Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — South Asia

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in South Asia in 2024 — 4.052%. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 3.184 pp.

2024 4.052% +0.108 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 4.052%2024
Period minimum 0.868%1950

Trend over time

1950–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — South Asia, 1950–2024024619501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 0.868%1952: 0.883%1954: 0.899%1956: 0.916%1958: 0.939%1960: 0.962%1962: 0.995%1964: 1.026%1966: 1.06%1968: 1.09%1970: 1.117%1972: 1.136%1974: 1.157%1976: 1.183%1978: 1.212%1980: 1.242%1982: 1.284%1984: 1.335%1986: 1.392%1988: 1.457%1990: 1.536%1992: 1.623%1994: 1.72%1996: 1.825%1998: 1.937%2000: 2.057%2002: 2.173%2004: 2.29%2006: 2.413%2008: 2.551%2010: 2.708%2012: 2.869%2014: 3.046%2016: 3.237%2018: 3.443%2020: 3.634%2022: 3.835%2024: 4.052%
Change over the period: +3.184 pp Annual average: 0.04 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

South Asia 4.052%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 4.052 +0.108 pp
2023 3.944 +0.109 pp
2022 3.835 +0.102 pp
2021 3.733 +0.099 pp
2020 3.634 +0.091 pp
2019 3.543 +0.1 pp
2018 3.443 +0.104 pp
2017 3.339 +0.102 pp
2016 3.237 +0.1 pp
2015 3.137 +0.091 pp
2014 3.046 +0.093 pp
2013 2.953 +0.084 pp
2012 2.869 +0.085 pp
2011 2.784 +0.076 pp
2010 2.708 +0.079 pp
2009 2.629 +0.078 pp
2008 2.551 +0.072 pp
2007 2.479 +0.066 pp
2006 2.413 +0.065 pp
2005 2.348 +0.058 pp
2004 2.29 +0.061 pp
2003 2.229 +0.056 pp
2002 2.173 +0.058 pp
2001 2.115 +0.058 pp
2000 2.057 +0.06 pp
1999 1.997 +0.06 pp
1998 1.937 +0.054 pp
1997 1.883 +0.058 pp
1996 1.825 +0.054 pp
1995 1.771 +0.051 pp
1994 1.72 +0.05 pp
1993 1.67 +0.047 pp
1992 1.623 +0.046 pp
1991 1.577 +0.041 pp
1990 1.536 +0.04 pp
1989 1.496 +0.039 pp
1988 1.457 +0.033 pp
1987 1.424 +0.032 pp
1986 1.392 +0.031 pp
1985 1.361 +0.026 pp
1984 1.335 +0.026 pp
1983 1.309 +0.025 pp
1982 1.284 +0.021 pp
1981 1.263 +0.021 pp
1980 1.242 +0.017 pp
1979 1.225 +0.013 pp
1978 1.212 +0.013 pp
1977 1.199 +0.016 pp
1976 1.183 +0.012 pp
1975 1.171 +0.014 pp
1974 1.157 +0.009 pp
1973 1.148 +0.012 pp
1972 1.136 +0.009 pp
1971 1.127 +0.01 pp
1970 1.117 +0.011 pp
1969 1.106 +0.016 pp
1968 1.09 +0.016 pp
1967 1.074 +0.014 pp
1966 1.06 +0.015 pp
1965 1.045 +0.019 pp
1964 1.026 +0.015 pp
1963 1.011 +0.016 pp
1962 0.995 +0.019 pp
1961 0.976 +0.014 pp
1960 0.962 +0.013 pp
1959 0.949 +0.01 pp
1958 0.939 +0.013 pp
1957 0.926 +0.01 pp
1956 0.916 +0.009 pp
1955 0.907 +0.008 pp
1954 0.899 +0.008 pp
1953 0.891 +0.008 pp
1952 0.883 +0.009 pp
1951 0.874 +0.006 pp
1950 0.868

About the indicator

A country's share of total global carbon dioxide emissions since 1750. It is cumulative emissions rather than annual ones that determine the concentration of CO2 reached in the atmosphere, because carbon dioxide remains there for centuries. This measure, not the current share, is what stands behind the notion of historical responsibility: a few countries that began burning coal in the 19th century have built up a contribution out of all proportion to their present weight in emissions.

Important: Borders have shifted over 250 years, and emissions are assigned to the present-day borders of the territory where they occurred — comparisons with colonial empires on this measure are therefore not entirely sound.

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