India vs United States: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions

India

2.54 billion tonnes

in 2023

United States

5.43 billion tonnes

in 2023

India rank

3rd

United States rank

2nd

Consumption-based CO₂ emissions over time

United States currently reports 5.43 billion tonnes against 2.54 billion tonnes in India, a difference of 2.89 billion tonnes.

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 120 countries.

Indicator: Consumption-based CO₂ emissions
Unit: tonnes
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 121 places, 4,098 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes.