Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in India
India: Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions was 6.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions in India, 1990–2023
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in India is 6.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in India peaked at 6.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1990.
India ranks 3rd of 117 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 5.9% | 6.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 14.8% (2100)
- Population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Population, total 1.46 billion (2025)
- Urban population growth 1.8% (2025)
- Urban population 522.44 million (2025)
- Urban population 35.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 66.07 billion tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.2 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in India?
- Share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions in India was 6.7% in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1990.
- How does India rank for share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions?
- India ranks 3rd out of 117 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of global co₂ consumption-based emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ consumption-based emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured as a percentage of global consumption-based emissions of CO₂ in the same year.