Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in India

Name: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in India
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India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP was 0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

100th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.8 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in India, 1960–2024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in India is 0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in India peaked at 0.8 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP, in 2024.

That places India 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in India, year by year

Annual values for Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in India, 1960 to 2024.
Year	tonnes per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.8 tonnes per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.775 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1962	0.7336 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1963	0.649 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1964	0.565 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.9%
1965	0.5438 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
1966	0.7228 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+32.9%
1967	0.6686 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1968	0.6397 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
1969	0.5893 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1970	0.5578 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1971	0.5234 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1972	0.5015 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1973	0.4255 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-15.1%
1974	0.3709 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.8%
1975	0.3797 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1976	0.3683 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1977	0.3168 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1978	0.2842 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1979	0.2581 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.2%
1980	0.2146 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1981	0.2095 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1982	0.2043 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1983	0.1911 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1984	0.1992 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1985	0.1842 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1986	0.1746 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1987	0.158 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-9.5%
1988	0.1511 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1989	0.1538 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1990	0.1442 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1991	0.1742 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+20.8%
1992	0.1662 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1993	0.1745 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+5.0%
1994	0.1515 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1995	0.14 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1996	0.1309 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1997	0.126 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1998	0.1268 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1999	0.1187 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2000	0.1188 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2001	0.117 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2002	0.1125 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-3.8%
2003	0.0973 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.5%
2004	0.0851 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-12.5%
2005	0.0751 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-11.8%
2006	0.067 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2007	0.053 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-20.9%
2008	0.0552 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2009	0.0506 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
2010	0.0416 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-17.8%
2011	0.0393 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2012	0.0403 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2013	0.0409 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2014	0.0384 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
2015	0.0384 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2016	0.0363 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2017	0.0323 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2018	0.0327 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2019	0.0322 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2020	0.035 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2021	0.0304 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
2022	0.0306 tonnes per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2023	0.0292 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.3%
2024	0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP	-4.0%

India compared with similar countries

India's 0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0573 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 49% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
India's 0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0253 tonnes per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1966	+32.9%	0.5438 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.7228 tonnes per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.6687 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.5438 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.8 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.3986 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2581 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.5578 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.184 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1511 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.2146 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.1453 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1187 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1745 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0832 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0506 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.1188 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0372 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0322 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0416 tonnes per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0307 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP	0.035 tonnes per US$ of GDP	5

Countries ranked near India

97 Nauru 0.0302 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
98 Jamaica 0.0299 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
99 Panama 0.0286 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
101 Tunisia 0.028 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
102 Peru 0.0274 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare
103 Rwanda 0.0272 tonnes per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in India?: Cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp in India was 0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 0.8 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0281 tonnes per US$ of GDP in 2024.
How does India rank for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp?: India ranks 100th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
Is cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of gdp rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), 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 ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change, per unit of GDP
Unit: tonnes per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,578 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 16 September 2026

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.