Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in India
India: Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions was 1.77 tonnes per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.77 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
94th
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.77 tonnes per person
in 2023
All-time low
0.6744 tonnes per person
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in India, 1990–2023
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in India is 1.77 tonnes per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 39.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in India peaked at 1.77 tonnes per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6744 tonnes per person, in 1990.
That places India 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.6744 tonnes per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.6832 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7274 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7169 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.7356 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7588 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7896 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8032 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7992 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8881 tonnes per person | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8643 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.8549 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8536 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8824 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9184 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9566 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9998 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 1.08 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.24 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 1.26 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.29 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.39 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 1.26 tonnes per person | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.38 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 1.48 tonnes per person | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.49 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.55 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1.63 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.49 tonnes per person | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 1.59 tonnes per person | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.77 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.77 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.05 tonnes per person, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7576 tonnes per person | 0.6744 tonnes per person | 0.8881 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9792 tonnes per person | 0.8536 tonnes per person | 1.24 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.26 tonnes per person | 1.63 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | 1.77 tonnes per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 91 Morocco 1.85 tonnes per person compare
- 92 Philippines 1.84 tonnes per person compare
- 93 El Salvador 1.78 tonnes per person compare
- 95 Nepal 1.59 tonnes per person compare
- 96 Guatemala 1.4 tonnes per person compare
- 97 Tajikistan 1.25 tonnes per person compare
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 per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in India?
- Per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions in India was 1.77 tonnes per person in 2023, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 tonnes per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6744 tonnes per person in 1990.
- How does India rank for per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions?
- India ranks 94th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita consumption-based co₂ emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.9%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita consumption-based CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual consumption-based emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), measured in tonnes per person.