Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in India
India: Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita was 0.0052 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0052 tonnes per person
Change on year
down 65.8%
World rank
117th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.94 tonnes per person
in 1952
All-time low
0.0052 tonnes per person
in 2024
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in India, 1850–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in India is 0.0052 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 65.8% on the previous year and down 94.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in India peaked at 1.94 tonnes per person in 1952 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 tonnes per person, in 2024.
India ranks 117th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.18 tonnes per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.9038 tonnes per person | -23.2% |
| 1852 | 0.7598 tonnes per person | -15.9% |
| 1853 | 0.6759 tonnes per person | -11.0% |
| 1854 | 0.6162 tonnes per person | -8.8% |
| 1855 | 0.5679 tonnes per person | -7.8% |
| 1856 | 0.535 tonnes per person | -5.8% |
| 1857 | 0.5197 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1858 | 0.4946 tonnes per person | -4.8% |
| 1859 | 0.475 tonnes per person | -4.0% |
| 1860 | 0.4707 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1861 | 0.4554 tonnes per person | -3.3% |
| 1862 | 0.4421 tonnes per person | -2.9% |
| 1863 | 0.4387 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1864 | 0.4301 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1865 | 0.423 tonnes per person | -1.6% |
| 1866 | 0.4234 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.4279 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1868 | 0.415 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1869 | 0.4135 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1870 | 0.4122 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1871 | 0.4065 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1872 | 0.4164 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1873 | 0.4127 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1874 | 0.4116 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1875 | 0.411 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1876 | 0.4146 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 0.4091 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1878 | 0.4089 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.4071 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1880 | 0.4204 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1881 | 0.4234 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1882 | 0.4367 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1883 | 0.4295 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1884 | 0.43 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.4286 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1886 | 0.4287 tonnes per person | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.4264 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1888 | 0.4242 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1889 | 0.4216 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1890 | 0.4155 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1891 | 0.4122 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1892 | 0.4063 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1893 | 0.405 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.4011 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1895 | 0.4029 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1896 | 0.4013 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1897 | 0.4003 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1898 | 0.4017 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 0.3967 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1900 | 0.3802 tonnes per person | -4.2% |
| 1901 | 0.3684 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1902 | 0.3691 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1903 | 0.3572 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1904 | 0.3533 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1905 | 0.348 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1906 | 0.3414 tonnes per person | -1.9% |
| 1907 | 0.3353 tonnes per person | -1.8% |
| 1908 | 0.3304 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1909 | 0.3259 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1910 | 0.3364 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1911 | 0.3423 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1912 | 0.3394 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1913 | 0.3408 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1914 | 0.3385 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1915 | 0.3422 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1916 | 0.3401 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1917 | 0.3383 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1918 | 0.3377 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1919 | 0.3377 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.8514 tonnes per person | +152.1% |
| 1921 | 1.06 tonnes per person | +24.4% |
| 1922 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 1923 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1924 | 1.28 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1925 | 1.31 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1926 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1927 | 1.34 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1928 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 1929 | 1.36 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1930 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1931 | 1.38 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1932 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1933 | 1.37 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1934 | 1.35 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1935 | 1.34 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1936 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1937 | 1.33 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1938 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1939 | 1.31 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1940 | 1.31 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1941 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 1.33 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1943 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 1945 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1946 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1947 | 1.42 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 1948 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1949 | 1.43 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1950 | 1.83 tonnes per person | +28.2% |
| 1951 | 1.91 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1952 | 1.94 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 1.94 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.93 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 1.9 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 1.89 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 1.86 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 1.84 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 1.82 tonnes per person | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 1.08 tonnes per person | -40.6% |
| 1961 | 1.48 tonnes per person | +37.4% |
| 1962 | 0.8579 tonnes per person | -42.1% |
| 1963 | 0.7506 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.7226 tonnes per person | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 0.6535 tonnes per person | -9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.8036 tonnes per person | +23.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8058 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.5046 tonnes per person | -37.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5787 tonnes per person | +14.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3597 tonnes per person | -37.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4257 tonnes per person | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 0.677 tonnes per person | +59.0% |
| 1973 | 0.587 tonnes per person | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 0.5135 tonnes per person | -12.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3984 tonnes per person | -22.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3101 tonnes per person | -22.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6298 tonnes per person | +103.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4085 tonnes per person | -35.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2782 tonnes per person | -31.9% |
| 1980 | 0.292 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3342 tonnes per person | +14.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2213 tonnes per person | -33.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4559 tonnes per person | +106.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2714 tonnes per person | -40.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2223 tonnes per person | -18.1% |
| 1986 | 0.2697 tonnes per person | +21.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1776 tonnes per person | -34.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2894 tonnes per person | +62.9% |
| 1989 | 0.2156 tonnes per person | -25.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2142 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1686 tonnes per person | -21.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2036 tonnes per person | +20.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1606 tonnes per person | -21.1% |
| 1994 | 0.139 tonnes per person | -13.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1089 tonnes per person | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1842 tonnes per person | +69.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1176 tonnes per person | -36.2% |
| 1998 | 0.117 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0931 tonnes per person | -20.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1928 tonnes per person | +107.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1484 tonnes per person | -23.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0939 tonnes per person | -36.7% |
| 2003 | 0.116 tonnes per person | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0811 tonnes per person | -30.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0563 tonnes per person | -30.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0512 tonnes per person | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0983 tonnes per person | +91.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1485 tonnes per person | +51.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0916 tonnes per person | -38.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1217 tonnes per person | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1032 tonnes per person | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1494 tonnes per person | +44.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2019 tonnes per person | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0981 tonnes per person | -51.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1331 tonnes per person | +35.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1263 tonnes per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0823 tonnes per person | -34.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1089 tonnes per person | +32.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0687 tonnes per person | -37.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0568 tonnes per person | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0442 tonnes per person | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 0.028 tonnes per person | -36.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0152 tonnes per person | -45.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0052 tonnes per person | -65.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0052 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.3182 tonnes per person, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0052 tonnes per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1565 tonnes per person, 3% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | +152.1% | 0.3377 tonnes per person | 0.8514 tonnes per person |
| 2000 | +107.1% | 0.0931 tonnes per person | 0.1928 tonnes per person |
| 1983 | +106.0% | 0.2213 tonnes per person | 0.4559 tonnes per person |
| 1977 | +103.1% | 0.3101 tonnes per person | 0.6298 tonnes per person |
| 2007 | +91.9% | 0.0512 tonnes per person | 0.0983 tonnes per person |
| 1996 | +69.2% | 0.1089 tonnes per person | 0.1842 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6724 tonnes per person | 0.475 tonnes per person | 1.18 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.434 tonnes per person | 0.4135 tonnes per person | 0.4707 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.411 tonnes per person | 0.4065 tonnes per person | 0.4164 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.4269 tonnes per person | 0.4204 tonnes per person | 0.4367 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4043 tonnes per person | 0.3967 tonnes per person | 0.4155 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3509 tonnes per person | 0.3259 tonnes per person | 0.3802 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3393 tonnes per person | 0.3364 tonnes per person | 0.3423 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.23 tonnes per person | 0.8514 tonnes per person | 1.36 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 1.38 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.38 tonnes per person | 1.31 tonnes per person | 1.43 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.89 tonnes per person | 1.82 tonnes per person | 1.94 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8237 tonnes per person | 0.5046 tonnes per person | 1.48 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4588 tonnes per person | 0.2782 tonnes per person | 0.677 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2749 tonnes per person | 0.1776 tonnes per person | 0.4559 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1507 tonnes per person | 0.0931 tonnes per person | 0.2142 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1078 tonnes per person | 0.0512 tonnes per person | 0.1928 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1193 tonnes per person | 0.0687 tonnes per person | 0.2019 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0299 tonnes per person | 0.0052 tonnes per person | 0.0568 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in India?
- Annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita in India was 0.0052 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 tonnes per person in 1952.
- What is the lowest annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 tonnes per person in 2024.
- How does India rank for annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita?
- India ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual co₂ emissions from land-use change per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual CO₂ emissions from land-use change per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.