Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in India
India: Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport was 246.07 kilograms per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport in India, 1990–2023
Source: Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per person.
Analysis
In 2023, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in India stood at 246.07 kilograms per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions from transport in India peaked at 246.07 kilograms per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.34 kilograms per person, in 1993.
That places India 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.56 kilograms per person | 74.34 kilograms per person | 89.87 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.51 kilograms per person | 88.06 kilograms per person | 145.82 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 191.44 kilograms per person | 155.15 kilograms per person | 225.69 kilograms per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 223.49 kilograms per person | 194.83 kilograms per person | 246.07 kilograms per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 136 Congo 262.01 kilograms per person compare
- 137 Myanmar 261.57 kilograms per person compare
- 138 Cote d'Ivoire 247.71 kilograms per person compare
- 140 Nigeria 243.94 kilograms per person compare
- 141 Tajikistan 238.69 kilograms per person compare
- 142 Solomon Islands 237.5 kilograms per person compare
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 transport in India?
- Per capita co₂ emissions from transport in India was 246.07 kilograms per person in 2023, according to Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 246.07 kilograms per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions from transport recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.34 kilograms per person in 1993.
- How does India rank for per capita co₂ emissions from transport?
- India ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions from transport rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Climate Watch (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita CO₂ emissions from transport. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Emissions are measured in kilograms per person.