Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in India
India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 3.15 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in India, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in India stood at 3.15 billion tonnes. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in India peaked at 3.15 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 288,820 tonnes, in 1928.
That places India 2nd out of 211 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 435,106 tonnes | 288,820 tonnes | 581,391 tonnes | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.45 million tonnes | 873,962 tonnes | 3.72 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 8.46 million tonnes | 3.72 million tonnes | 12.85 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 23.94 million tonnes | 14.20 million tonnes | 36.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 62.50 million tonnes | 40.41 million tonnes | 87.81 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 127.20 million tonnes | 94.31 million tonnes | 162.21 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 224.96 million tonnes | 169.75 million tonnes | 297.69 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 450.63 million tonnes | 320.03 million tonnes | 611.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 906.39 million tonnes | 657.01 million tonnes | 1.21 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.79 billion tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | 2.35 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.80 billion tonnes | 2.48 billion tonnes | 3.15 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)
- 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in India?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in India was 3.15 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 from cement recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.15 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 288,820 tonnes in 1928.
- How does India rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- India ranks 2nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. 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 from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.