Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change in India
India: Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 2.21 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Per capita CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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
The most recent figure for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in India is 2.21 tonnes per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 156 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in India peaked at 2.21 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4067 tonnes per person, in 1905.
India ranks 130th of 194 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.4869 tonnes per person | 0.4776 tonnes per person | 0.4962 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.4429 tonnes per person | 0.4253 tonnes per person | 0.4734 tonnes per person | 7 |
| 1870s | 0.4148 tonnes per person | 0.4137 tonnes per person | 0.4158 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.437 tonnes per person | 0.4278 tonnes per person | 0.4452 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4286 tonnes per person | 0.4214 tonnes per person | 0.4344 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.4128 tonnes per person | 0.4067 tonnes per person | 0.4227 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.4482 tonnes per person | 0.4159 tonnes per person | 0.4812 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.35 tonnes per person | 0.9674 tonnes per person | 1.49 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.47 tonnes per person | 1.44 tonnes per person | 1.51 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.52 tonnes per person | 1.45 tonnes per person | 1.59 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.09 tonnes per person | 2.01 tonnes per person | 2.12 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.13 tonnes per person | 0.8376 tonnes per person | 1.75 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8332 tonnes per person | 0.6899 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.788 tonnes per person | 0.673 tonnes per person | 0.9335 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9367 tonnes per person | 0.8648 tonnes per person | 1.02 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 tonnes per person | 1.03 tonnes per person | 1.41 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 tonnes per person | 1.47 tonnes per person | 2 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.02 tonnes per person | 1.78 tonnes per person | 2.21 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 including land-use change in India?
- Per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change in India was 2.21 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 including land-use change recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4067 tonnes per person in 1905.
- How does India rank for per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- India ranks 130th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes per person.