India vs United States: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled

India
3.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
United States
5.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled over time

  • India
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 5.02 billion tonnes against 3.20 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 1.82 billion tonnes.

That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times India's.

Across all 156 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 194 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 18 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1850s 117.98 million tonnes 1.07 billion tonnes 949.03 million tonnes United States
1860s 108.84 million tonnes 875.74 million tonnes 766.89 million tonnes United States
1870s 105.53 million tonnes 1.77 billion tonnes 1.67 billion tonnes United States
1880s 115.53 million tonnes 1.67 billion tonnes 1.55 billion tonnes United States
1890s 119.04 million tonnes 1.96 billion tonnes 1.84 billion tonnes United States
1900s 118.59 million tonnes 2.36 billion tonnes 2.24 billion tonnes United States
1910s 133.32 million tonnes 2.68 billion tonnes 2.55 billion tonnes United States
1920s 424.58 million tonnes 2.86 billion tonnes 2.43 billion tonnes United States
1930s 514.29 million tonnes 2.23 billion tonnes 1.71 billion tonnes United States
1940s 555.23 million tonnes 2.89 billion tonnes 2.34 billion tonnes United States
1950s 802.85 million tonnes 3.02 billion tonnes 2.21 billion tonnes United States
1960s 539.94 million tonnes 3.63 billion tonnes 3.09 billion tonnes United States
1970s 504.40 million tonnes 4.88 billion tonnes 4.37 billion tonnes United States
1980s 604.44 million tonnes 4.87 billion tonnes 4.26 billion tonnes United States
1990s 893.45 million tonnes 5.60 billion tonnes 4.71 billion tonnes United States
2000s 1.34 billion tonnes 6.09 billion tonnes 4.75 billion tonnes United States
2010s 2.33 billion tonnes 5.47 billion tonnes 3.14 billion tonnes United States
2020s 2.88 billion tonnes 5.02 billion tonnes 2.14 billion tonnes United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled, India or United States?
United States, at 5.02 billion tonnes against 3.20 billion tonnes in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled between India and United States?
1.82 billion tonnes, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
156 years are reported by both, from 1858 to 2024.
How do India and United States rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled?
India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 21,015 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change with 79 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.