Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in India
India: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions in India, 1961–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
India recorded 0.9% for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in India peaked at 2.4% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2022.
India ranks 109th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 6 |
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 annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in India?
- Annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions in India was 0.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 1961.
- What is the lowest annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2022.
- How does India rank for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- India ranks 109th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.