Co2 intensity in India
India: Co2 intensity was 0.2702 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.2702
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
50th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.3546
in 1999
All-time low
0.0023
in 1861
Years of data
140
1861–2022
Co2 intensity in India, 1861–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for co2 intensity in India is 0.2702, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, co2 intensity in India peaked at 0.3546 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0023, in 1861.
That places India 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Co2 intensity in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1861 | 0.0023 | — |
| 1884 | 0.0117 | +416.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0101 | -13.2% |
| 1886 | 0.0117 | +15.6% |
| 1887 | 0.0123 | +5.1% |
| 1888 | 0.0135 | +9.6% |
| 1889 | 0.0163 | +20.5% |
| 1890 | 0.017 | +4.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0202 | +18.7% |
| 1892 | 0.0205 | +1.7% |
| 1893 | 0.0212 | +3.1% |
| 1894 | 0.0211 | -0.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0271 | +28.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0317 | +16.9% |
| 1897 | 0.029 | -8.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0321 | +10.4% |
| 1899 | 0.0383 | +19.4% |
| 1900 | 0.0439 | +14.7% |
| 1901 | 0.0475 | +8.2% |
| 1902 | 0.0483 | +1.6% |
| 1903 | 0.0486 | +0.6% |
| 1904 | 0.0541 | +11.4% |
| 1905 | 0.0563 | +4.1% |
| 1906 | 0.0633 | +12.4% |
| 1907 | 0.0749 | +18.4% |
| 1908 | 0.0845 | +12.8% |
| 1909 | 0.072 | -14.8% |
| 1910 | 0.07 | -2.8% |
| 1911 | 0.0743 | +6.1% |
| 1912 | 0.0856 | +15.3% |
| 1913 | 0.0966 | +12.8% |
| 1914 | 0.0923 | -4.4% |
| 1915 | 0.099 | +7.2% |
| 1916 | 0.0972 | -1.7% |
| 1917 | 0.1034 | +6.4% |
| 1918 | 0.1333 | +28.9% |
| 1919 | 0.128 | -4.0% |
| 1920 | 0.1127 | -11.9% |
| 1921 | 0.1128 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.1064 | -5.6% |
| 1923 | 0.1132 | +6.3% |
| 1924 | 0.1155 | +2.0% |
| 1925 | 0.1126 | -2.5% |
| 1926 | 0.1087 | -3.5% |
| 1927 | 0.1141 | +4.9% |
| 1928 | 0.108 | -5.3% |
| 1929 | 0.1079 | -0.1% |
| 1930 | 0.1089 | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 0.1006 | -7.7% |
| 1932 | 0.0925 | -8.1% |
| 1933 | 0.0906 | -2.0% |
| 1934 | 0.1003 | +10.6% |
| 1935 | 0.1059 | +5.6% |
| 1936 | 0.1001 | -5.4% |
| 1937 | 0.1127 | +12.6% |
| 1938 | 0.1258 | +11.6% |
| 1939 | 0.1204 | -4.3% |
| 1940 | 0.1237 | +2.8% |
| 1941 | 0.1242 | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 0.1248 | +0.5% |
| 1943 | 0.1045 | -16.3% |
| 1944 | 0.108 | +3.3% |
| 1945 | 0.1218 | +12.8% |
| 1946 | 0.1269 | +4.2% |
| 1947 | 0.156 | +22.9% |
| 1948 | 0.1546 | -0.9% |
| 1949 | 0.1591 | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 0.172 | +8.1% |
| 1951 | 0.176 | +2.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1802 | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 0.1729 | -4.1% |
| 1954 | 0.1749 | +1.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1857 | +6.2% |
| 1956 | 0.1822 | -1.9% |
| 1957 | 0.2066 | +13.4% |
| 1958 | 0.2009 | -2.8% |
| 1959 | 0.2083 | +3.7% |
| 1960 | 0.2137 | +2.6% |
| 1961 | 0.2245 | +5.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2417 | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2472 | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2248 | -9.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2579 | +14.7% |
| 1966 | 0.265 | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2452 | -7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2605 | +6.2% |
| 1969 | 0.249 | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2427 | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.254 | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.2694 | +6.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2651 | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.2708 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2698 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2786 | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2734 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2637 | -3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.2916 | +10.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2874 | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2923 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2927 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2929 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2895 | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3062 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3151 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3223 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3152 | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.325 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3301 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.348 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.354 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3483 | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3475 | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3473 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.3512 | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3535 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3411 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3546 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.352 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3405 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3414 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3286 | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3246 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3185 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3178 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3165 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3205 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3231 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3131 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3087 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3184 | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3106 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3124 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3019 | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.292 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2837 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2829 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2721 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2708 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.273 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2702 | -1.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.2702 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1835, 1.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Co2 intensity 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884 | +416.4% | 0.0023 | 0.0117 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 0.0023 | 0.0023 | 0.0023 | 1 |
| 1880s | 0.0126 | 0.0101 | 0.0163 | 6 |
| 1890s | 0.0258 | 0.017 | 0.0383 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0593 | 0.0439 | 0.0845 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.098 | 0.07 | 0.1333 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1112 | 0.1064 | 0.1155 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1058 | 0.0906 | 0.1258 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1304 | 0.1045 | 0.1591 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.186 | 0.172 | 0.2083 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2429 | 0.2137 | 0.265 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2679 | 0.2427 | 0.2916 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3039 | 0.2874 | 0.325 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3476 | 0.3301 | 0.3546 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3284 | 0.3165 | 0.352 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2996 | 0.2721 | 0.3184 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2714 | 0.2702 | 0.273 | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- 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 co2 intensity in India?
- Co2 intensity in India was 0.2702 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest co2 intensity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3546 in 1999.
- What is the lowest co2 intensity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 in 1861.
- How does India rank for co2 intensity?
- India ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is co2 intensity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Co2 intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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