Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in India
India: Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement was 0.1282 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement in India, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1282 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from cement in 2024. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from cement in India peaked at 0.1282 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per person, in 1938.
That places India 67th out of 209 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.0009 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0025 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0031 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.006 tonnes per person | 0.0039 tonnes per person | 0.0083 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0105 tonnes per person | 0.0092 tonnes per person | 0.0121 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0123 tonnes per person | 0.0109 tonnes per person | 0.0132 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0174 tonnes per person | 0.011 tonnes per person | 0.0246 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0326 tonnes per person | 0.0258 tonnes per person | 0.043 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0517 tonnes per person | 0.0434 tonnes per person | 0.0663 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0865 tonnes per person | 0.0692 tonnes per person | 0.1034 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1119 tonnes per person | 0.0876 tonnes per person | 0.1282 tonnes per person | 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 cement in India?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from cement in India was 0.1282 tonnes per person in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1282 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from cement recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per person in 1938.
- How does India rank for per capita co₂ emissions from cement?
- India ranks 67th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.2%. 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); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured in tonnes per person.