India vs United States: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement
India
3.15 billion tonnes
in 2024
United States
3.09 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
India currently reports 3.15 billion tonnes against 3.09 billion tonnes in United States, a difference of 61.02 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was United States ahead.
India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 211 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 435,106 tonnes | 242.02 million tonnes | 241.59 million tonnes | United States |
| 1930s | 2.45 million tonnes | 300.27 million tonnes | 297.82 million tonnes | United States |
| 1940s | 8.46 million tonnes | 412.50 million tonnes | 404.04 million tonnes | United States |
| 1950s | 23.94 million tonnes | 610.67 million tonnes | 586.73 million tonnes | United States |
| 1960s | 62.50 million tonnes | 904.22 million tonnes | 841.72 million tonnes | United States |
| 1970s | 127.20 million tonnes | 1.25 billion tonnes | 1.12 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1980s | 224.96 million tonnes | 1.58 billion tonnes | 1.36 billion tonnes | United States |
| 1990s | 450.63 million tonnes | 1.92 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2000s | 906.39 million tonnes | 2.33 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | United States |
| 2010s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 2.71 billion tonnes | 925.67 million tonnes | United States |
| 2020s | 2.80 billion tonnes | 3.01 billion tonnes | 210.43 million tonnes | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from cement, India or United States?
- India, at 3.15 billion tonnes against 3.09 billion tonnes in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from cement between India and United States?
- 61.02 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do India and United States rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.