Cumulative CO₂ emissions in India
India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions was 66.07 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions in India, 1858–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions in India is 66.07 billion tonnes, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 156 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 66.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions in India peaked at 66.07 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 394,481 tonnes, in 1858.
That places India 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 712,720 tonnes | 394,481 tonnes | 1.03 million tonnes | 2 |
| 1860s | 3.34 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 5.12 million tonnes | 7 |
| 1870s | 7.72 million tonnes | 6.88 million tonnes | 8.57 million tonnes | 2 |
| 1880s | 21.55 million tonnes | 10.45 million tonnes | 35.39 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 67.43 million tonnes | 39.82 million tonnes | 103.07 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 188.99 million tonnes | 115.00 million tonnes | 281.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 443.67 million tonnes | 304.85 million tonnes | 605.33 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 815.20 million tonnes | 640.19 million tonnes | 996.89 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.22 billion tonnes | 1.04 billion tonnes | 1.42 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.70 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | 1.94 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.33 billion tonnes | 2.00 billion tonnes | 2.72 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.47 billion tonnes | 2.83 billion tonnes | 4.19 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.36 billion tonnes | 4.37 billion tonnes | 6.47 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.43 billion tonnes | 6.76 billion tonnes | 10.43 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.22 billion tonnes | 11.00 billion tonnes | 17.95 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.08 billion tonnes | 18.93 billion tonnes | 30.16 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.22 billion tonnes | 31.83 billion tonnes | 51.89 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.01 billion tonnes | 54.31 billion tonnes | 66.07 billion tonnes | 5 |
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)
- 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)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population 8.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative co₂ emissions in India?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions in India was 66.07 billion tonnes in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 66.07 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 394,481 tonnes in 1858.
- How does India rank for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- India ranks 7th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.