Consumption-based carbon intensity in India
India: Consumption-based carbon intensity was 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ in 2022. ▼ Falling
Consumption-based carbon intensity in India, 1990–2022
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per international-$.
Analysis
India recorded 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ for consumption-based carbon intensity in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumption-based carbon intensity in India peaked at 0.3547 kilograms per international-$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2234 kilograms per international-$, in 2022.
That places India 65th out of 119 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3357 kilograms per international-$ | 0.317 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3547 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3026 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2881 kilograms per international-$ | 0.326 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2631 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2363 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2944 kilograms per international-$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2287 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2331 kilograms per international-$ | 3 |
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 consumption-based carbon intensity in India?
- Consumption-based carbon intensity in India was 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ in 2022, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3547 kilograms per international-$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest consumption-based carbon intensity recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2234 kilograms per international-$ in 2022.
- How does India rank for consumption-based carbon intensity?
- India ranks 65th out of 119 countries with data for 2022.
- Is consumption-based carbon intensity rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Consumption-based carbon intensity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).