Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in India
India: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil was 17.00 billion tonnes in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil in India, 1858–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
India recorded 17.00 billion tonnes for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 156 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in India peaked at 17.00 billion tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes, in 1858.
India ranks 6th of 215 countries on this measure, 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 | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 2 |
| 1860s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 7 |
| 1870s | 36,640 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 73,280 tonnes | 2 |
| 1880s | 1.24 million tonnes | 183,200 tonnes | 2.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1890s | 7.57 million tonnes | 3.59 million tonnes | 12.16 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1900s | 22.55 million tonnes | 13.44 million tonnes | 34.05 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1910s | 50.42 million tonnes | 36.56 million tonnes | 65.36 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1920s | 84.75 million tonnes | 68.95 million tonnes | 95.78 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1930s | 99.97 million tonnes | 96.43 million tonnes | 103.93 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1940s | 109.82 million tonnes | 105.06 million tonnes | 113.83 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1950s | 167.17 million tonnes | 121.02 million tonnes | 231.47 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1960s | 378.33 million tonnes | 250.92 million tonnes | 539.13 million tonnes | 10 |
| 1970s | 865.26 million tonnes | 588.47 million tonnes | 1.18 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 billion tonnes | 1.26 billion tonnes | 2.30 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.37 billion tonnes | 2.46 billion tonnes | 4.47 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.34 billion tonnes | 4.78 billion tonnes | 8.07 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.89 billion tonnes | 8.51 billion tonnes | 13.62 billion tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.57 billion tonnes | 14.23 billion tonnes | 17.00 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 oil in India?
- Cumulative co₂ emissions from oil in India was 17.00 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 oil recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 17.00 billion tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest cumulative co₂ emissions from oil recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes in 1858.
- How does India rank for cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- India ranks 6th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cumulative co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.