Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in India
India: Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation was 17.08 kilograms in 2024. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation in India, 2013–2024
Source: OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms.
Analysis
India recorded 17.08 kilograms for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 46.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in India peaked at 17.08 kilograms in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.55 kilograms, in 2020.
That places India 108th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.86 kilograms | 11.26 kilograms | 16.79 kilograms | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.56 kilograms | 7.55 kilograms | 17.08 kilograms | 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 per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in India?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from aviation in India was 17.08 kilograms in 2024, according to OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 17.08 kilograms in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from aviation recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.55 kilograms in 2020.
- How does India rank for per capita co₂ emissions from aviation?
- India ranks 108th out of 142 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from aviation rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from aviation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Includes emissions from both domestic and international aviation. International aviation emissions are assigned to the country of departure. CO₂ emissions from commercial passenger flights only.