Methane emissions, per capita in India
India: Methane emissions, per capita was 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
155th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1960
All-time low
0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2020
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Methane emissions, per capita in India, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for methane emissions, per capita in India is 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, methane emissions, per capita in India peaked at 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 2020.
India ranks 155th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Methane emissions, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 152 Senegal 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 153 Liechtenstein 0.6071 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 154 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6009 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Barbados 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 157 Ghana 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Lesotho 0.5625 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions, per capita in India?
- Methane emissions, per capita in India was 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest methane emissions, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest methane emissions, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2020.
- How does India rank for methane emissions, per capita?
- India ranks 155th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is methane emissions, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Methane emissions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Methane emissions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Methane emissions 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
Methane emissions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.