Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in India
India: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate was 4.27 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
4.27 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 47.8%
World rank
42nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
61.34 % change on previous year
in 1859
All-time low
-22.68 % change on previous year
in 1861
Years of data
154
1859–2024
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in India, 1859–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in India stood at 4.27 % change on previous year.
That represents a change of down 47.8% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in India peaked at 61.34 % change on previous year in 1859 and was at its lowest, -22.68 % change on previous year, in 1861.
India ranks 42nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in India, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1859 | 61.34 % change on previous year | — |
| 1860 | 1.04 % change on previous year | -98.3% |
| 1861 | -22.68 % change on previous year | -2277.3% |
| 1862 | 10.67 % change on previous year | -147.0% |
| 1863 | 10.84 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1864 | -5.43 % change on previous year | -150.1% |
| 1865 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 1866 | 12.87 % change on previous year | -846.2% |
| 1879 | -4.67 % change on previous year | -136.3% |
| 1880 | 12.02 % change on previous year | -357.3% |
| 1881 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -120.9% |
| 1882 | 19.41 % change on previous year | -871.9% |
| 1883 | 11.14 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 1884 | 11.84 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1885 | -9.91 % change on previous year | -183.7% |
| 1886 | 12.71 % change on previous year | -228.3% |
| 1887 | 10.6 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1888 | 11.2 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1889 | 17.96 % change on previous year | +60.3% |
| 1890 | 10.19 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 1891 | 7.69 % change on previous year | -24.5% |
| 1892 | 9.95 % change on previous year | +29.4% |
| 1893 | 5.64 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 1894 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -76.5% |
| 1895 | 25.25 % change on previous year | +1803.7% |
| 1896 | 8.15 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 1897 | 8.48 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1898 | 10.56 % change on previous year | +24.5% |
| 1899 | 10.18 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1900 | 18.65 % change on previous year | +83.1% |
| 1901 | 10.48 % change on previous year | -43.8% |
| 1902 | 10.13 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 1903 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 1904 | 11.88 % change on previous year | +501.6% |
| 1905 | 2.23 % change on previous year | -81.2% |
| 1906 | 15.47 % change on previous year | +592.8% |
| 1907 | 11.37 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 1908 | 14.4 % change on previous year | +26.7% |
| 1909 | -3.07 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 1910 | -2.71 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1911 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -303.1% |
| 1912 | 15.09 % change on previous year | +173.6% |
| 1913 | 10.33 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1914 | 0.7354 % change on previous year | -92.9% |
| 1915 | 4.55 % change on previous year | +519.3% |
| 1916 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -75.1% |
| 1917 | 4.48 % change on previous year | +295.3% |
| 1918 | 12.39 % change on previous year | +176.5% |
| 1919 | 9.19 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 1920 | -18.86 % change on previous year | -305.4% |
| 1921 | 7.56 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 1922 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -121.2% |
| 1923 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -280.3% |
| 1924 | 6.99 % change on previous year | +141.6% |
| 1925 | -1.34 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 1926 | -0.355 % change on previous year | -73.4% |
| 1927 | 4.86 % change on previous year | -1469.0% |
| 1928 | -4.32 % change on previous year | -189.0% |
| 1929 | 4.08 % change on previous year | -194.4% |
| 1930 | 1.66 % change on previous year | -59.4% |
| 1931 | -8.37 % change on previous year | -604.7% |
| 1932 | -7.01 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1933 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -73.8% |
| 1934 | 11.68 % change on previous year | -737.5% |
| 1935 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 1936 | -1.71 % change on previous year | -138.1% |
| 1937 | 10.77 % change on previous year | -729.2% |
| 1938 | 11.79 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 1939 | -2.12 % change on previous year | -118.0% |
| 1940 | 6.08 % change on previous year | -386.9% |
| 1941 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -60.0% |
| 1942 | -0.0961 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 1943 | -12.86 % change on previous year | +13281.8% |
| 1944 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -117.5% |
| 1945 | 10.86 % change on previous year | +381.6% |
| 1946 | -1.23 % change on previous year | -111.3% |
| 1947 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -249.0% |
| 1948 | 0.0448 % change on previous year | -97.6% |
| 1949 | 5.61 % change on previous year | +12430.9% |
| 1950 | 8.46 % change on previous year | +50.9% |
| 1951 | 4.7 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 1952 | 5.4 % change on previous year | +14.9% |
| 1953 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 1954 | 5.39 % change on previous year | +166.9% |
| 1955 | 8.83 % change on previous year | +63.8% |
| 1956 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -57.9% |
| 1957 | 12.25 % change on previous year | +229.6% |
| 1958 | 4.57 % change on previous year | -62.7% |
| 1959 | 5.88 % change on previous year | +28.8% |
| 1960 | 9.74 % change on previous year | +65.7% |
| 1961 | 8.16 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1962 | 10.12 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1963 | 7.44 % change on previous year | -26.5% |
| 1964 | -2.08 % change on previous year | -127.9% |
| 1965 | 10.19 % change on previous year | -591.0% |
| 1966 | 3.69 % change on previous year | -63.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1167 % change on previous year | -96.8% |
| 1968 | 9.1 % change on previous year | +7694.1% |
| 1969 | 1.92 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 1970 | 2.43 % change on previous year | +26.7% |
| 1971 | 5.64 % change on previous year | +131.8% |
| 1972 | 5.77 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -48.3% |
| 1974 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 8.5 % change on previous year | +163.1% |
| 1976 | 4.5 % change on previous year | -47.1% |
| 1977 | 5.81 % change on previous year | +29.0% |
| 1978 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -72.1% |
| 1979 | 4.99 % change on previous year | +208.6% |
| 1980 | 5.58 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 7.97 % change on previous year | +42.8% |
| 1982 | 3.31 % change on previous year | -58.5% |
| 1983 | 8.24 % change on previous year | +149.3% |
| 1984 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 1985 | 9.97 % change on previous year | +274.8% |
| 1986 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -27.5% |
| 1987 | 6.81 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1988 | 7.98 % change on previous year | +17.2% |
| 1989 | 9.96 % change on previous year | +24.8% |
| 1990 | 6.9 % change on previous year | -30.7% |
| 1991 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 6.51 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 3.33 % change on previous year | -48.8% |
| 1994 | 5.43 % change on previous year | +63.0% |
| 1995 | 6.5 % change on previous year | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 8.3 % change on previous year | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 4.17 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 1998 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 1999 | 9.75 % change on previous year | +369.9% |
| 2000 | 2.69 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 2001 | 1.43 % change on previous year | -46.8% |
| 2002 | 3.15 % change on previous year | +120.1% |
| 2003 | 3.45 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 6.2 % change on previous year | +79.5% |
| 2005 | 5.36 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 8.19 % change on previous year | +52.9% |
| 2007 | 7.75 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 6.95 % change on previous year | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 8.25 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -51.0% |
| 2011 | 5.19 % change on previous year | +28.5% |
| 2012 | 9.14 % change on previous year | +75.9% |
| 2013 | 3.55 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 2014 | 7.65 % change on previous year | +115.8% |
| 2015 | 3.9 % change on previous year | -49.0% |
| 2016 | 5.41 % change on previous year | +38.7% |
| 2017 | 3.11 % change on previous year | -42.5% |
| 2018 | 6.99 % change on previous year | +124.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6142 % change on previous year | -91.2% |
| 2020 | -7.22 % change on previous year | -1275.0% |
| 2021 | 10.44 % change on previous year | -244.7% |
| 2022 | 5.81 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 2023 | 8.18 % change on previous year | +40.9% |
| 2024 | 4.27 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 4.27 % change on previous year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.92 % change on previous year, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 4.27 % change on previous year is above the median for South Asia, which is 3.95 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | -13281.8% | -0.0961 % change on previous year | -12.86 % change on previous year |
| 1949 | +12430.9% | 0.0448 % change on previous year | 5.61 % change on previous year |
| 1968 | +7694.1% | 0.1167 % change on previous year | 9.1 % change on previous year |
| 1861 | -2277.3% | 1.04 % change on previous year | -22.68 % change on previous year |
| 1895 | +1803.7% | 1.33 % change on previous year | 25.25 % change on previous year |
| 1927 | +1469.0% | -0.355 % change on previous year | 4.86 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 61.34 % change on previous year | 61.34 % change on previous year | 61.34 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1860s | 0.7968 % change on previous year | -22.68 % change on previous year | 12.87 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1870s | -4.67 % change on previous year | -4.67 % change on previous year | -4.67 % change on previous year | 1 |
| 1880s | 9.45 % change on previous year | -9.91 % change on previous year | 19.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 9.74 % change on previous year | 1.33 % change on previous year | 25.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 9.35 % change on previous year | -3.07 % change on previous year | 18.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 6.07 % change on previous year | -2.71 % change on previous year | 15.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | -0.009 % change on previous year | -18.86 % change on previous year | 7.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.94 % change on previous year | -8.37 % change on previous year | 11.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.49 % change on previous year | -12.86 % change on previous year | 10.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 6.12 % change on previous year | 2.02 % change on previous year | 12.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.84 % change on previous year | -2.08 % change on previous year | 10.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.55 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 8.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.97 % change on previous year | 2.66 % change on previous year | 9.97 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.94 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 9.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.34 % change on previous year | 1.43 % change on previous year | 8.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.96 % change on previous year | 0.6142 % change on previous year | 9.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3 % change on previous year | -7.22 % change on previous year | 10.44 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 39 Uruguay 4.54 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Ghana 4.4 % change on previous year compare
- 41 New Caledonia 4.31 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Suriname 4.15 % change on previous year compare
- 44 Cuba 4.13 % change on previous year compare
- 45 Jamaica 4.12 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for India
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in India?
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate in India was 4.27 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 61.34 % change on previous year in 1859.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.68 % change on previous year in 1861.
- How does India rank for carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate?
- India ranks 42nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide emissions by income level, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide emissions by income level Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.