India vs United States: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions

India

6.7%

in 2023

United States

14.3%

in 2023

India rank

3rd

United States rank

2nd

Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions over time

United States currently reports 14.3% against 6.7% in India, a difference of 7.6%.

That makes United States's figure about 2.1 times India's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

India ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 117 countries.

Indicator: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions
Unit: %
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 4,064 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.