Per capita ghg emissions in India
India: Per capita ghg emissions was 2.94 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.94
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
142nd
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.94
in 2024
All-time low
1.2
in 1868
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita ghg emissions in India, 1850–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
India recorded 2.94 for per capita ghg emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita ghg emissions in India peaked at 2.94 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2, in 1868.
That places India 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Per capita ghg emissions in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 1.58 | — |
| 1851 | 1.43 | -9.3% |
| 1852 | 1.36 | -5.2% |
| 1853 | 1.32 | -2.6% |
| 1854 | 1.3 | -1.8% |
| 1855 | 1.28 | -1.7% |
| 1856 | 1.26 | -1.3% |
| 1857 | 1.26 | -0.4% |
| 1858 | 1.24 | -1.0% |
| 1859 | 1.23 | -0.9% |
| 1860 | 1.23 | -0.0% |
| 1861 | 1.22 | -0.7% |
| 1862 | 1.22 | -0.6% |
| 1863 | 1.22 | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 1.21 | -0.4% |
| 1865 | 1.21 | -0.3% |
| 1866 | 1.21 | +0.3% |
| 1867 | 1.22 | +0.2% |
| 1868 | 1.2 | -0.9% |
| 1869 | 1.21 | +0.2% |
| 1870 | 1.21 | +0.4% |
| 1871 | 1.21 | -0.3% |
| 1872 | 1.22 | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 1.22 | +0.3% |
| 1874 | 1.23 | +0.6% |
| 1875 | 1.24 | +0.6% |
| 1876 | 1.25 | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 1.25 | +0.2% |
| 1878 | 1.27 | +1.2% |
| 1879 | 1.27 | +0.1% |
| 1880 | 1.27 | +0.6% |
| 1881 | 1.28 | +0.4% |
| 1882 | 1.29 | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 1.29 | -0.2% |
| 1884 | 1.29 | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 1.29 | -0.0% |
| 1886 | 1.29 | +0.2% |
| 1887 | 1.3 | +0.1% |
| 1888 | 1.3 | +0.2% |
| 1889 | 1.3 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 1.31 | +0.6% |
| 1891 | 1.31 | -0.1% |
| 1892 | 1.31 | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 1.31 | +0.2% |
| 1894 | 1.31 | -0.1% |
| 1895 | 1.32 | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 1.32 | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 1.33 | +0.4% |
| 1898 | 1.33 | +0.4% |
| 1899 | 1.34 | +0.1% |
| 1900 | 1.34 | +0.1% |
| 1901 | 1.32 | -0.9% |
| 1902 | 1.32 | -0.3% |
| 1903 | 1.31 | -0.7% |
| 1904 | 1.31 | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 1.3 | -0.7% |
| 1906 | 1.29 | -0.3% |
| 1907 | 1.29 | -0.2% |
| 1908 | 1.29 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 1.28 | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 1.28 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 1.29 | +0.5% |
| 1912 | 1.3 | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 1.31 | +1.3% |
| 1914 | 1.31 | -0.0% |
| 1915 | 1.32 | +0.7% |
| 1916 | 1.33 | +0.4% |
| 1917 | 1.34 | +1.2% |
| 1918 | 1.35 | +0.8% |
| 1919 | 1.37 | +1.0% |
| 1920 | 1.58 | +15.7% |
| 1921 | 1.7 | +7.5% |
| 1922 | 1.76 | +3.7% |
| 1923 | 1.79 | +1.6% |
| 1924 | 1.82 | +1.6% |
| 1925 | 1.84 | +1.0% |
| 1926 | 1.85 | +0.3% |
| 1927 | 1.86 | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 1.86 | -0.2% |
| 1929 | 1.87 | +0.8% |
| 1930 | 1.88 | +0.4% |
| 1931 | 1.86 | -1.0% |
| 1932 | 1.85 | -0.8% |
| 1933 | 1.85 | +0.2% |
| 1934 | 1.85 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 1.85 | -0.2% |
| 1936 | 1.85 | -0.3% |
| 1937 | 1.86 | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 1.87 | +0.5% |
| 1939 | 1.87 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 1.89 | +1.2% |
| 1941 | 1.91 | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 1.93 | +1.5% |
| 1943 | 1.95 | +0.8% |
| 1944 | 2 | +2.4% |
| 1945 | 2.04 | +2.3% |
| 1946 | 2.07 | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 2.1 | +1.3% |
| 1948 | 2.13 | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 2.16 | +1.5% |
| 1950 | 2.42 | +11.9% |
| 1951 | 2.46 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 2.48 | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 2.47 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 2.47 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 2.46 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 2.46 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 2.46 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 2.45 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 2.45 | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 2.1 | -14.2% |
| 1961 | 2.3 | +9.5% |
| 1962 | 1.99 | -13.4% |
| 1963 | 1.92 | -3.6% |
| 1964 | 1.88 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 1.84 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 1.92 | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 1.9 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.77 | -7.2% |
| 1969 | 1.78 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 1.66 | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 1.7 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.82 | +7.0% |
| 1973 | 1.77 | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.72 | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 1.69 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 1.63 | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 1.8 | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 1.69 | -6.3% |
| 1979 | 1.62 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.62 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 1.68 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.61 | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 1.76 | +9.7% |
| 1984 | 1.67 | -5.3% |
| 1985 | 1.67 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.72 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 1.67 | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 1.78 | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 1.79 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.77 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.77 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.81 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.78 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.78 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.78 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 1.86 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 1.83 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.82 | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 1.87 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 1.86 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 1.82 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.84 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.87 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.91 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.98 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 2.09 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 2.19 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 2.23 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 2.29 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.34 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.47 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 2.41 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.45 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.48 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.5 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.51 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 2.63 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.6 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 2.45 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 2.61 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 2.71 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.87 | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 2.94 | +2.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 2.94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.9, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 2.94 is above the median for South Asia, which is 2.46, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.33 | 1.23 | 1.58 | 10 |
| 1860s | 1.22 | 1.2 | 1.23 | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 1880s | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.32 | 1.31 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.3 | 1.28 | 1.34 | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.37 | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.8 | 1.58 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.86 | 1.85 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.02 | 1.89 | 2.16 | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.46 | 2.42 | 2.48 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.94 | 1.77 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.71 | 1.62 | 1.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.7 | 1.61 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 | 1.82 | 2.23 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.47 | 2.29 | 2.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 | 2.45 | 2.94 | 5 |
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More climate change data for India
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 27.69 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 602,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105,678 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 497,082 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 398.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 279,594 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 176,015 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 103,578 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 664.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita ghg emissions in India?
- Per capita ghg emissions in India was 2.94 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita ghg emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.94 in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita ghg emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2 in 1868.
- How does India rank for per capita ghg emissions?
- India ranks 142nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita ghg emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita ghg emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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