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Greenhouse gas emissions — South Asia

Greenhouse gas emissions in South Asia in 2024 — 5,128.6 Mt CO₂e. Since 1850, the indicator has risen by 1,003.9%.

2024 5,128.6 Mt CO₂e +3% vs 2023
World rank —
Period maximum 5,128.6 Mt CO₂e2024
Period minimum 384.26 Mt CO₂e1862

Trend over time

1850–2024 · million tonnes CO₂e

Greenhouse gas emissions — South Asia, 1850–202402,0004,0006,000185018681886190419221940195819761994201220241850: 464.59 Mt CO₂e1853: 402.47 Mt CO₂e1856: 390.88 Mt CO₂e1859: 388.75 Mt CO₂e1862: 384.26 Mt CO₂e1865: 387.07 Mt CO₂e1868: 389.42 Mt CO₂e1871: 391.17 Mt CO₂e1874: 401.23 Mt CO₂e1877: 410.09 Mt CO₂e1880: 422.56 Mt CO₂e1883: 437.59 Mt CO₂e1886: 452.03 Mt CO₂e1889: 462.85 Mt CO₂e1892: 476.33 Mt CO₂e1895: 481.52 Mt CO₂e1898: 490.59 Mt CO₂e1901: 493.21 Mt CO₂e1904: 495.49 Mt CO₂e1907: 503.44 Mt CO₂e1910: 512.87 Mt CO₂e1913: 530.68 Mt CO₂e1916: 537.8 Mt CO₂e1919: 552 Mt CO₂e1922: 679.84 Mt CO₂e1925: 721.33 Mt CO₂e1928: 746.25 Mt CO₂e1931: 770.36 Mt CO₂e1934: 799.8 Mt CO₂e1937: 833.31 Mt CO₂e1940: 883.75 Mt CO₂e1943: 923.66 Mt CO₂e1946: 967.1 Mt CO₂e1949: 997.62 Mt CO₂e1952: 1,146.23 Mt CO₂e1955: 1,220.03 Mt CO₂e1958: 1,308.66 Mt CO₂e1961: 1,304.36 Mt CO₂e1964: 1,221.76 Mt CO₂e1967: 1,262.57 Mt CO₂e1970: 1,183.53 Mt CO₂e1973: 1,314.08 Mt CO₂e1976: 1,308.06 Mt CO₂e1979: 1,408.36 Mt CO₂e1982: 1,475.5 Mt CO₂e1985: 1,613.76 Mt CO₂e1988: 1,843.49 Mt CO₂e1991: 1,936.27 Mt CO₂e1994: 2,104.24 Mt CO₂e1997: 2,305.32 Mt CO₂e2000: 2,507.22 Mt CO₂e2003: 2,585.76 Mt CO₂e2006: 2,906.84 Mt CO₂e2009: 3,375.27 Mt CO₂e2012: 3,841.29 Mt CO₂e2015: 4,005.18 Mt CO₂e2018: 4,420.71 Mt CO₂e2021: 4,584.78 Mt CO₂e2024: 5,128.6 Mt CO₂e
Change over the period: +4,664.01 (+1,003.89%) Average annual rate: 1.39 %

Comparison, 2024

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

South Asia 5,128.6 Mt CO₂e
World computed 54,413.64 Mt CO₂e
Greenhouse gas emissions — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year Mt CO₂e Change Change, %
2024 5,128.6 +149.58 +3%
2023 4,979.03 +243.27 +5.14%
2022 4,735.76 +150.98 +3.29%
2021 4,584.78 +303.62 +7.09%
2020 4,281.16 −146.29 −3.3%
2019 4,427.45 +6.74 +0.15%
2018 4,420.71 +189.3 +4.47%
2017 4,231.4 +107.43 +2.6%
2016 4,123.98 +118.8 +2.97%
2015 4,005.18 +101.32 +2.6%
2014 3,903.86 +101.05 +2.66%
2013 3,802.81 −38.48 −1%
2012 3,841.29 +213.92 +5.9%
2011 3,627.37 +108.45 +3.08%
2010 3,518.92 +143.65 +4.26%
2009 3,375.27 +105.31 +3.22%
2008 3,269.96 +165.84 +5.34%
2007 3,104.12 +197.28 +6.79%
2006 2,906.84 +139.22 +5.03%
2005 2,767.62 +74.43 +2.76%
2004 2,693.19 +107.43 +4.15%
2003 2,585.76 +70.77 +2.81%
2002 2,514.98 +14.6 +0.58%
2001 2,500.38 −6.84 −0.27%
2000 2,507.22 +78.27 +3.22%
1999 2,428.95 +90.08 +3.85%
1998 2,338.87 +33.55 +1.46%
1997 2,305.32 +21.93 +0.96%
1996 2,283.4 +136.05 +6.34%
1995 2,147.35 +43.1 +2.05%
1994 2,104.24 +66.17 +3.25%
1993 2,038.08 +15.75 +0.78%
1992 2,022.33 +86.06 +4.44%
1991 1,936.27 +24.9 +1.3%
1990 1,911.37 +31.37 +1.67%
1989 1,880 +36.51 +1.98%
1988 1,843.49 +134.51 +7.87%
1987 1,708.97 −12 −0.7%
1986 1,720.98 +107.21 +6.64%
1985 1,613.76 +25.5 +1.61%
1984 1,588.26 −44.27 −2.71%
1983 1,632.53 +157.04 +10.64%
1982 1,475.5 −42.13 −2.78%
1981 1,517.63 +99.64 +7.03%
1980 1,417.99 +9.63 +0.68%
1979 1,408.36 +0.93 +0.07%
1978 1,407.43 −49.79 −3.42%
1977 1,457.22 +149.15 +11.4%
1976 1,308.06 −7.25 −0.55%
1975 1,315.32 +9.34 +0.71%
1974 1,305.98 −8.11 −0.62%
1973 1,314.08 −21.81 −1.63%
1972 1,335.9 +99.01 +8%
1971 1,236.89 +53.36 +4.51%
1970 1,183.53 −60.21 −4.84%
1969 1,243.75 +46.77 +3.91%
1968 1,196.98 −65.59 −5.19%
1967 1,262.57 +8.47 +0.68%
1966 1,254.1 +49.23 +4.09%
1965 1,204.87 −16.89 −1.38%
1964 1,221.76 +7.78 +0.64%
1963 1,213.98 −26.34 −2.12%
1962 1,240.32 −64.03 −4.91%
1961 1,304.36 +88.27 +7.26%
1960 1,216.08 −129.89 −9.65%
1959 1,345.97 +37.31 +2.85%
1958 1,308.66 +28.26 +2.21%
1957 1,280.4 +29.51 +2.36%
1956 1,250.89 +30.86 +2.53%
1955 1,220.03 +27.96 +2.35%
1954 1,192.07 +26.51 +2.27%
1953 1,165.55 +19.32 +1.69%
1952 1,146.23 +33.32 +2.99%
1951 1,112.91 +35.97 +3.34%
1950 1,076.94 +79.32 +7.95%
1949 997.62 +16.24 +1.65%
1948 981.39 +5.88 +0.6%
1947 975.51 +8.41 +0.87%
1946 967.1 +9.82 +1.03%
1945 957.28 +16.32 +1.73%
1944 940.95 +17.29 +1.87%
1943 923.66 +7.91 +0.86%
1942 915.75 +14.47 +1.61%
1941 901.28 +17.53 +1.98%
1940 883.75 +27.62 +3.23%
1939 856.13 +6.81 +0.8%
1938 849.32 +16.01 +1.92%
1937 833.31 +15.17 +1.85%
1936 818.14 +11.56 +1.43%
1935 806.58 +6.78 +0.85%
1934 799.8 +11.11 +1.41%
1933 788.69 +12.17 +1.57%
1932 776.52 +6.16 +0.8%
1931 770.36 +1.68 +0.22%
1930 768.68 +11.1 +1.47%
1929 757.57 +11.33 +1.52%
1928 746.25 +4.9 +0.66%
1927 741.34 +13.72 +1.88%
1926 727.63 +6.3 +0.87%
1925 721.33 +12.39 +1.75%
1924 708.94 +16.55 +2.39%
1923 692.39 +12.55 +1.85%
1922 679.84 +24.71 +3.77%
1921 655.13 +38.83 +6.3%
1920 616.3 +64.31 +11.65%
1919 552 +6.6 +1.21%
1918 545.4 +3.19 +0.59%
1917 542.22 +4.42 +0.82%
1916 537.8 +2.79 +0.52%
1915 535.01 +4.33 +0.82%
1914 530.68 +0 +0%
1913 530.68 +8.22 +1.57%
1912 522.45 +2.47 +0.48%
1911 519.98 +7.11 +1.39%
1910 512.87 +5.04 +0.99%
1909 507.83 +0.18 +0.04%
1908 507.65 +4.21 +0.84%
1907 503.44 +1.48 +0.3%
1906 501.96 +1.31 +0.26%
1905 500.65 +5.16 +1.04%
1904 495.49 +1.06 +0.21%
1903 494.43 −0.43 −0.09%
1902 494.86 +1.65 +0.33%
1901 493.21 −3.24 −0.65%
1900 496.45 +3.08 +0.62%
1899 493.37 +2.77 +0.57%
1898 490.59 +1.27 +0.26%
1897 489.33 +5.5 +1.14%
1896 483.83 +2.31 +0.48%
1895 481.52 +3.18 +0.66%
1894 478.34 +1.41 +0.3%
1893 476.93 +0.6 +0.13%
1892 476.33 +2.15 +0.45%
1891 474.19 +4.21 +0.89%
1890 469.98 +7.14 +1.54%
1889 462.85 +4.2 +0.92%
1888 458.64 +4.17 +0.92%
1887 454.47 +2.44 +0.54%
1886 452.03 +4.51 +1.01%
1885 447.52 +4.27 +0.96%
1884 443.25 +5.66 +1.29%
1883 437.59 +1.18 +0.27%
1882 436.41 +9.58 +2.24%
1881 426.83 +4.27 +1.01%
1880 422.56 +5.26 +1.26%
1879 417.3 +2.04 +0.49%
1878 415.26 +5.16 +1.26%
1877 410.09 +1.35 +0.33%
1876 408.75 +4.38 +1.08%
1875 404.37 +3.14 +0.78%
1874 401.23 +3.3 +0.83%
1873 397.93 +1.23 +0.31%
1872 396.7 +5.53 +1.41%
1871 391.17 −1.12 −0.29%
1870 392.29 +1.01 +0.26%
1869 391.27 +1.85 +0.48%
1868 389.42 −2.83 −0.72%
1867 392.25 +1.8 +0.46%
1866 390.45 +3.38 +0.87%
1865 387.07 −0.25 −0.06%
1864 387.32 −1.68 −0.43%
1863 389 +4.74 +1.23%
1862 384.26 −1.63 −0.42%
1861 385.89 −3.54 −0.91%
1860 389.43 +0.67 +0.17%
1859 388.75 −1.45 −0.37%
1858 390.2 −2.16 −0.55%
1857 392.37 +1.49 +0.38%
1856 390.88 −3.54 −0.9%
1855 394.42 −4.73 −1.18%
1854 399.15 −3.33 −0.83%
1853 402.47 −7.6 −1.85%
1852 410.08 −18.09 −4.22%
1851 428.16 −36.43 −7.84%
1850 464.59 — —

About the indicator

Total greenhouse gas emissions converted into CO2 equivalent: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases, including emissions from land use and agriculture. The conversion uses 100-year global warming potentials. For countries with large agriculture this indicator runs substantially above emissions of CO2 alone.

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

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