Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in India
India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita was 72.78 tonnes per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in India, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
In 2024, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in India stood at 72.78 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in India peaked at 72.78 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.43 tonnes per person, in 1998.
That places India 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.95 tonnes per person | — |
| 1961 | 68.09 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 67.64 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 67.13 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 66.59 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 66.07 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 65.8 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 65.52 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 64.96 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 64.51 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 63.79 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 63.16 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 62.82 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 62.37 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 61.83 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 61.17 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 60.45 tonnes per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 60.07 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 59.51 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 58.83 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 58.16 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 57.59 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 56.94 tonnes per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 56.56 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 55.99 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 55.44 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 54.99 tonnes per person | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 54.49 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 54.16 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 53.82 tonnes per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 53.52 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 53.24 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 53.05 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 52.84 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 52.67 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 52.52 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 52.5 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 52.46 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 52.43 tonnes per person | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 52.46 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.61 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 52.71 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.8 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 52.97 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 53.15 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 53.38 tonnes per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 53.71 tonnes per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.17 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 54.78 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.4 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 56.07 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.79 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 57.67 tonnes per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 58.65 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 59.65 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 60.76 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 61.91 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 63.06 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 64.37 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 65.65 tonnes per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 66.8 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 68.19 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 69.67 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 71.2 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 72.78 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 72.78 tonnes per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 110.76 tonnes per person, 66% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 72.78 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 68.27 tonnes per person, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.43 tonnes per person | 64.51 tonnes per person | 68.09 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.4 tonnes per person | 58.83 tonnes per person | 63.79 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.81 tonnes per person | 53.82 tonnes per person | 58.16 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.77 tonnes per person | 52.43 tonnes per person | 53.52 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.57 tonnes per person | 52.61 tonnes per person | 55.4 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.46 tonnes per person | 56.07 tonnes per person | 65.65 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.73 tonnes per person | 66.8 tonnes per person | 72.78 tonnes per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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 cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in India?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita in India was 72.78 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 72.78 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.43 tonnes per person in 1998.
- How does India rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita?
- India ranks 152nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.