Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in India
India: Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal was 1.45 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
1.45 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
32nd
of 179 countries
All-time high
1.45 tonnes per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0016 tonnes per person
in 1858
Years of data
156
1858–2024
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in India, 1858–2024
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 1.45 tonnes per person for per capita co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 156 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from coal in India peaked at 1.45 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 tonnes per person, in 1858.
India ranks 32nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal in India, year by year
| Year | tonnes per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1858 | 0.0016 tonnes per person | — |
| 1859 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +60.8% |
| 1860 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1861 | 0.002 tonnes per person | -22.9% |
| 1862 | 0.0022 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1863 | 0.0025 tonnes per person | +10.5% |
| 1864 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -5.7% |
| 1865 | 0.0023 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1866 | 0.0026 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1878 | 0.007 tonnes per person | +169.8% |
| 1879 | 0.0063 tonnes per person | -9.1% |
| 1880 | 0.0069 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1881 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1882 | 0.0076 tonnes per person | +12.4% |
| 1883 | 0.0088 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1884 | 0.0092 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1885 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 1886 | 0.009 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1887 | 0.0101 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0109 tonnes per person | +8.4% |
| 1889 | 0.0124 tonnes per person | +13.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0137 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1891 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1892 | 0.016 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1893 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1894 | 0.0177 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1895 | 0.0222 tonnes per person | +25.3% |
| 1896 | 0.0241 tonnes per person | +8.6% |
| 1897 | 0.0254 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1898 | 0.0287 tonnes per person | +13.1% |
| 1899 | 0.0317 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1900 | 0.038 tonnes per person | +19.7% |
| 1901 | 0.041 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0456 tonnes per person | +11.3% |
| 1903 | 0.0455 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0499 tonnes per person | +9.8% |
| 1905 | 0.0509 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1906 | 0.0588 tonnes per person | +15.6% |
| 1907 | 0.0666 tonnes per person | +13.3% |
| 1908 | 0.0759 tonnes per person | +13.9% |
| 1909 | 0.0702 tonnes per person | -7.5% |
| 1910 | 0.071 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0747 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1912 | 0.0863 tonnes per person | +15.4% |
| 1913 | 0.095 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1914 | 0.0964 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1915 | 0.1001 tonnes per person | +3.8% |
| 1916 | 0.1009 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1917 | 0.1064 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1918 | 0.1209 tonnes per person | +13.7% |
| 1919 | 0.1317 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1920 | 0.104 tonnes per person | -21.0% |
| 1921 | 0.1111 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1922 | 0.1086 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1923 | 0.1112 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1924 | 0.1186 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1925 | 0.116 tonnes per person | -2.2% |
| 1926 | 0.1154 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1927 | 0.1202 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1928 | 0.1215 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1929 | 0.1249 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 1930 | 0.1255 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.1131 tonnes per person | -9.9% |
| 1932 | 0.1036 tonnes per person | -8.4% |
| 1933 | 0.1003 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1934 | 0.1103 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1935 | 0.1135 tonnes per person | +2.9% |
| 1936 | 0.11 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1201 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1938 | 0.134 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1939 | 0.1301 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1940 | 0.1369 tonnes per person | +5.3% |
| 1941 | 0.1371 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1942 | 0.1374 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1943 | 0.12 tonnes per person | -12.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1238 tonnes per person | +3.2% |
| 1945 | 0.1393 tonnes per person | +12.5% |
| 1946 | 0.139 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1947 | 0.1438 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1948 | 0.1447 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 0.1526 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1950 | 0.1513 tonnes per person | -0.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1534 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 0.1599 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1593 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 0.1597 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.1641 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 1956 | 0.164 tonnes per person | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.1792 tonnes per person | +9.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1823 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1959 | 0.1867 tonnes per person | +2.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2015 tonnes per person | +7.9% |
| 1961 | 0.2125 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2258 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.2359 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 0.221 tonnes per person | -6.3% |
| 1965 | 0.2376 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2336 tonnes per person | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2328 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2369 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2311 tonnes per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2263 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2275 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2356 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.2362 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2439 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.2639 tonnes per person | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2699 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.277 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2664 tonnes per person | -3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2691 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2871 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2989 tonnes per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2959 tonnes per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3153 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3067 tonnes per person | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3278 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3455 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3608 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.3834 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4014 tonnes per person | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4237 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4447 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4556 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4697 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4842 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4912 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5149 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5281 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5145 tonnes per person | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5398 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5415 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.54 tonnes per person | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5453 tonnes per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5604 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.5898 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6248 tonnes per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6595 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7076 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.754 tonnes per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8029 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 0.817 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8519 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9435 tonnes per person | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 0.985 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 1.07 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.09 tonnes per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 1.12 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 1.14 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.21 tonnes per person | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2 tonnes per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.11 tonnes per person | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 1.25 tonnes per person | +12.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.41 tonnes per person | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 1.45 tonnes per person | +2.8% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.45 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0262 tonnes per person, 55.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 1.45 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.2697 tonnes per person, 5.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions from coal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | +169.8% | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person |
| 1859 | +60.8% | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0021 tonnes per person | 0.0016 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.0024 tonnes per person | 0.002 tonnes per person | 0.0026 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1870s | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.0063 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.009 tonnes per person | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0124 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.021 tonnes per person | 0.0137 tonnes per person | 0.0317 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0542 tonnes per person | 0.038 tonnes per person | 0.0759 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0983 tonnes per person | 0.071 tonnes per person | 0.1317 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1152 tonnes per person | 0.104 tonnes per person | 0.1249 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1161 tonnes per person | 0.1003 tonnes per person | 0.134 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1375 tonnes per person | 0.12 tonnes per person | 0.1526 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.166 tonnes per person | 0.1513 tonnes per person | 0.1867 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2269 tonnes per person | 0.2015 tonnes per person | 0.2376 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2516 tonnes per person | 0.2263 tonnes per person | 0.277 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3323 tonnes per person | 0.2871 tonnes per person | 0.4014 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4867 tonnes per person | 0.4237 tonnes per person | 0.5398 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6326 tonnes per person | 0.54 tonnes per person | 0.8029 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.04 tonnes per person | 0.817 tonnes per person | 1.21 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 tonnes per person | 1.11 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions from coal in India?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from coal in India was 1.45 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 coal recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from coal recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 tonnes per person in 1858.
- How does India rank for per capita co₂ emissions from coal?
- India ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. 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 coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured in tonnes per person.