Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average in India
India: Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average was 2.2 tonnes per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.2 tonnes per person
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
129th
of 213 countries
All-time high
2.2 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 relative to the global average 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
In 2024, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in India stood at 2.2 tonnes per person. That is the highest value across all 156 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in India peaked at 2.2 tonnes per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 tonnes per person, in 1858.
That places India 129th out of 213 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.
Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 | 0.0066 tonnes per person | -4.9% |
| 1880 | 0.0074 tonnes per person | +11.6% |
| 1881 | 0.0072 tonnes per person | -3.0% |
| 1882 | 0.0085 tonnes per person | +18.6% |
| 1883 | 0.0094 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1884 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +10.9% |
| 1885 | 0.0093 tonnes per person | -10.6% |
| 1886 | 0.0104 tonnes per person | +11.8% |
| 1887 | 0.0114 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1888 | 0.0125 tonnes per person | +10.3% |
| 1889 | 0.0147 tonnes per person | +17.2% |
| 1890 | 0.0161 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1891 | 0.0173 tonnes per person | +7.3% |
| 1892 | 0.019 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1893 | 0.02 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1894 | 0.0202 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1895 | 0.0253 tonnes per person | +25.1% |
| 1896 | 0.0273 tonnes per person | +8.0% |
| 1897 | 0.0296 tonnes per person | +8.3% |
| 1898 | 0.0327 tonnes per person | +10.4% |
| 1899 | 0.0359 tonnes per person | +9.9% |
| 1900 | 0.0425 tonnes per person | +18.3% |
| 1901 | 0.0468 tonnes per person | +10.0% |
| 1902 | 0.0513 tonnes per person | +9.6% |
| 1903 | 0.052 tonnes per person | +1.4% |
| 1904 | 0.0578 tonnes per person | +11.2% |
| 1905 | 0.0588 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 1906 | 0.0675 tonnes per person | +14.8% |
| 1907 | 0.0747 tonnes per person | +10.7% |
| 1908 | 0.085 tonnes per person | +13.8% |
| 1909 | 0.082 tonnes per person | -3.5% |
| 1910 | 0.0795 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1911 | 0.0836 tonnes per person | +5.2% |
| 1912 | 0.0961 tonnes per person | +14.9% |
| 1913 | 0.1059 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1914 | 0.1066 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 0.1114 tonnes per person | +4.5% |
| 1916 | 0.1125 tonnes per person | +1.1% |
| 1917 | 0.1175 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1918 | 0.1319 tonnes per person | +12.3% |
| 1919 | 0.1436 tonnes per person | +8.9% |
| 1920 | 0.116 tonnes per person | -19.2% |
| 1921 | 0.124 tonnes per person | +6.9% |
| 1922 | 0.121 tonnes per person | -2.4% |
| 1923 | 0.1233 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 1924 | 0.1307 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1925 | 0.1277 tonnes per person | -2.3% |
| 1926 | 0.126 tonnes per person | -1.3% |
| 1927 | 0.1309 tonnes per person | +3.9% |
| 1928 | 0.1241 tonnes per person | -5.2% |
| 1929 | 0.1278 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1930 | 0.1284 tonnes per person | +0.5% |
| 1931 | 0.1162 tonnes per person | -9.5% |
| 1932 | 0.1067 tonnes per person | -8.2% |
| 1933 | 0.1033 tonnes per person | -3.2% |
| 1934 | 0.1137 tonnes per person | +10.1% |
| 1935 | 0.1172 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1936 | 0.1136 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1937 | 0.1241 tonnes per person | +9.2% |
| 1938 | 0.1368 tonnes per person | +10.2% |
| 1939 | 0.1326 tonnes per person | -3.1% |
| 1940 | 0.1399 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1941 | 0.1432 tonnes per person | +2.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1435 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1943 | 0.126 tonnes per person | -12.2% |
| 1944 | 0.1298 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1945 | 0.145 tonnes per person | +11.7% |
| 1946 | 0.1443 tonnes per person | -0.5% |
| 1947 | 0.148 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1948 | 0.1492 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 1949 | 0.1579 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 1950 | 0.176 tonnes per person | +11.5% |
| 1951 | 0.1803 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 1952 | 0.1858 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1953 | 0.1854 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1909 tonnes per person | +3.0% |
| 1955 | 0.203 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 1956 | 0.2056 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2255 tonnes per person | +9.7% |
| 1958 | 0.2304 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 0.2382 tonnes per person | +3.4% |
| 1960 | 0.2553 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 1961 | 0.2696 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1962 | 0.2899 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.3043 tonnes per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2911 tonnes per person | -4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.3136 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3183 tonnes per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3119 tonnes per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.333 tonnes per person | +6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3323 tonnes per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3329 tonnes per person | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.344 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3559 tonnes per person | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3584 tonnes per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.3615 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3831 tonnes per person | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3911 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4041 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4013 tonnes per person | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4117 tonnes per person | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4244 tonnes per person | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.4476 tonnes per person | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4517 tonnes per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4776 tonnes per person | +5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.479 tonnes per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.5146 tonnes per person | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5392 tonnes per person | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5629 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5943 tonnes per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6391 tonnes per person | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6682 tonnes per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.6962 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7259 tonnes per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7345 tonnes per person | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7587 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7919 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8407 tonnes per person | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8587 tonnes per person | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8597 tonnes per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9258 tonnes per person | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.933 tonnes per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9288 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9409 tonnes per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.9567 tonnes per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9988 tonnes per person | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1.04 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.1 tonnes per person | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 1.17 tonnes per person | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 1.23 tonnes per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.32 tonnes per person | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.35 tonnes per person | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 1.4 tonnes per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.51 tonnes per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 1.54 tonnes per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.64 tonnes per person | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.68 tonnes per person | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 1.75 tonnes per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 1.78 tonnes per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.88 tonnes per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.73 tonnes per person | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 1.89 tonnes per person | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 1.99 tonnes per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.13 tonnes per person | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 2.2 tonnes per person | +3.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.2 tonnes per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.7616 tonnes per person, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 2.2 tonnes per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 1.5 tonnes per person, 1.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Per capita CO₂ emissions relative to the global average 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 | 0.0068 tonnes per person | 0.0066 tonnes per person | 0.007 tonnes per person | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.0101 tonnes per person | 0.0072 tonnes per person | 0.0147 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.0243 tonnes per person | 0.0161 tonnes per person | 0.0359 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0618 tonnes per person | 0.0425 tonnes per person | 0.085 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1089 tonnes per person | 0.0795 tonnes per person | 0.1436 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1251 tonnes per person | 0.116 tonnes per person | 0.1309 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1193 tonnes per person | 0.1033 tonnes per person | 0.1368 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1427 tonnes per person | 0.126 tonnes per person | 0.1579 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2021 tonnes per person | 0.176 tonnes per person | 0.2382 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3019 tonnes per person | 0.2553 tonnes per person | 0.333 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3744 tonnes per person | 0.3329 tonnes per person | 0.4117 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.513 tonnes per person | 0.4244 tonnes per person | 0.6391 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.786 tonnes per person | 0.6682 tonnes per person | 0.9258 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 tonnes per person | 0.9288 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 tonnes per person | 1.35 tonnes per person | 1.89 tonnes per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.99 tonnes per person | 1.73 tonnes per person | 2.2 tonnes per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in India?
- Per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average in India was 2.2 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 relative to the global average recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2 tonnes per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 tonnes per person in 1858.
- How does India rank for per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average?
- India ranks 129th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita co₂ emissions relative to the global average rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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 relative to the global average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from burning fossil fuels and industrial processes. This includes emissions from transport, electricity generation, and heating, but not land-use change.