Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — all countries

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Southern Asia

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions in Southern Asia in 2024 — 5.232%. Since 1950, the indicator has risen by 4.014 pp.

2024 5.232% +0.127 pp vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 5.232%2024
Period minimum 1.217%1951

Trend over time

1950–2024 · % of cumulative emissions

Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Southern Asia, 1950–2024024619501958196619741982199019982006201420221950: 1.218%1952: 1.219%1954: 1.219%1956: 1.232%1958: 1.253%1960: 1.278%1962: 1.315%1964: 1.352%1966: 1.398%1968: 1.444%1970: 1.488%1972: 1.527%1974: 1.576%1976: 1.631%1978: 1.688%1980: 1.734%1982: 1.787%1984: 1.854%1986: 1.924%1988: 2.003%1990: 2.102%1992: 2.211%1994: 2.334%1996: 2.466%1998: 2.604%2000: 2.763%2002: 2.918%2004: 3.072%2006: 3.236%2008: 3.414%2010: 3.612%2012: 3.812%2014: 4.028%2016: 4.257%2018: 4.501%2020: 4.734%2022: 4.976%2024: 5.232%
Change over the period: +4.014 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2024

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

Southern Asia 5.232%
World computed 97.503%
Share of cumulative CO2 emissions — Southern Asia, by year Southern Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 5.232 +0.127 pp
2023 5.105 +0.129 pp
2022 4.976 +0.121 pp
2021 4.855 +0.121 pp
2020 4.734 +0.112 pp
2019 4.622 +0.121 pp
2018 4.501 +0.121 pp
2017 4.38 +0.123 pp
2016 4.257 +0.118 pp
2015 4.139 +0.111 pp
2014 4.028 +0.113 pp
2013 3.915 +0.103 pp
2012 3.812 +0.105 pp
2011 3.707 +0.095 pp
2010 3.612 +0.099 pp
2009 3.513 +0.099 pp
2008 3.414 +0.092 pp
2007 3.322 +0.086 pp
2006 3.236 +0.086 pp
2005 3.15 +0.078 pp
2004 3.072 +0.08 pp
2003 2.992 +0.074 pp
2002 2.918 +0.077 pp
2001 2.841 +0.078 pp
2000 2.763 +0.078 pp
1999 2.685 +0.081 pp
1998 2.604 +0.068 pp
1997 2.536 +0.07 pp
1996 2.466 +0.067 pp
1995 2.399 +0.065 pp
1994 2.334 +0.064 pp
1993 2.27 +0.059 pp
1992 2.211 +0.057 pp
1991 2.154 +0.052 pp
1990 2.102 +0.051 pp
1989 2.051 +0.048 pp
1988 2.003 +0.04 pp
1987 1.963 +0.039 pp
1986 1.924 +0.036 pp
1985 1.888 +0.034 pp
1984 1.854 +0.034 pp
1983 1.82 +0.033 pp
1982 1.787 +0.028 pp
1981 1.759 +0.025 pp
1980 1.734 +0.021 pp
1979 1.713 +0.025 pp
1978 1.688 +0.026 pp
1977 1.662 +0.031 pp
1976 1.631 +0.027 pp
1975 1.604 +0.028 pp
1974 1.576 +0.024 pp
1973 1.552 +0.025 pp
1972 1.527 +0.019 pp
1971 1.508 +0.02 pp
1970 1.488 +0.02 pp
1969 1.468 +0.024 pp
1968 1.444 +0.025 pp
1967 1.419 +0.021 pp
1966 1.398 +0.022 pp
1965 1.376 +0.024 pp
1964 1.352 +0.018 pp
1963 1.334 +0.019 pp
1962 1.315 +0.021 pp
1961 1.294 +0.016 pp
1960 1.278 +0.015 pp
1959 1.263 +0.01 pp
1958 1.253 +0.012 pp
1957 1.241 +0.009 pp
1956 1.232 +0.008 pp
1955 1.224 +0.005 pp
1954 1.219 +0 pp
1953 1.219 +0 pp
1952 1.219 +0.002 pp
1951 1.217 −0.001 pp
1950 1.218

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.