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Per capita methane emissions in India

India: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5922 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.5922
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
157th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.03
in 1950
All-time low
0.5759
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024

Per capita methane emissions in India, 1850–2024

00.250.50.751185019372024

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

India recorded 0.5922 for per capita methane emissions in 2024.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, per capita methane emissions in India peaked at 1.03 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.5759, in 2020.

That places India 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 175 years of available data.

Per capita methane emissions in India, year by year

Year Value Change
1850 0.852 —
1851 0.8524 +0.0%
1852 0.8528 +0.1%
1853 0.8533 +0.1%
1854 0.8538 +0.1%
1855 0.8543 +0.1%
1856 0.8548 +0.1%
1857 0.8553 +0.1%
1858 0.8561 +0.1%
1859 0.8568 +0.1%
1860 0.8572 +0.1%
1861 0.8576 +0.0%
1862 0.858 +0.1%
1863 0.8585 +0.1%
1864 0.8589 +0.0%
1865 0.8593 +0.0%
1866 0.8598 +0.1%
1867 0.8597 -0.0%
1868 0.8601 +0.0%
1869 0.8608 +0.1%
1870 0.8657 +0.6%
1871 0.8654 -0.0%
1872 0.8653 -0.0%
1873 0.8656 +0.0%
1874 0.8659 +0.0%
1875 0.8662 +0.0%
1876 0.8664 +0.0%
1877 0.8667 +0.0%
1878 0.8683 +0.2%
1879 0.8673 -0.1%
1880 0.8654 -0.2%
1881 0.8682 +0.3%
1882 0.87 +0.2%
1883 0.8706 +0.1%
1884 0.8711 +0.1%
1885 0.8712 +0.0%
1886 0.8716 +0.0%
1887 0.872 +0.0%
1888 0.8723 +0.0%
1889 0.8739 +0.2%
1890 0.8765 +0.3%
1891 0.8747 -0.2%
1892 0.8741 -0.1%
1893 0.8744 +0.0%
1894 0.875 +0.1%
1895 0.8761 +0.1%
1896 0.8768 +0.1%
1897 0.8774 +0.1%
1898 0.8783 +0.1%
1899 0.8784 +0.0%
1900 0.8784 -0.0%
1901 0.8714 -0.8%
1902 0.8641 -0.8%
1903 0.8552 -1.0%
1904 0.8473 -0.9%
1905 0.8388 -1.0%
1906 0.8316 -0.8%
1907 0.8245 -0.9%
1908 0.8178 -0.8%
1909 0.8092 -1.1%
1910 0.8023 -0.8%
1911 0.8023 +0.0%
1912 0.8044 +0.3%
1913 0.8067 +0.3%
1914 0.8076 +0.1%
1915 0.8089 +0.2%
1916 0.8097 +0.1%
1917 0.8113 +0.2%
1918 0.8144 +0.4%
1919 0.8154 +0.1%
1920 0.8078 -0.9%
1921 0.8123 +0.5%
1922 0.8138 +0.2%
1923 0.8149 +0.1%
1924 0.8168 +0.2%
1925 0.8168 -0.0%
1926 0.817 +0.0%
1927 0.8182 +0.1%
1928 0.8184 +0.0%
1929 0.8185 +0.0%
1930 0.8173 -0.1%
1931 0.8164 -0.1%
1932 0.8151 -0.2%
1933 0.8143 -0.1%
1934 0.8158 +0.2%
1935 0.8159 +0.0%
1936 0.8194 +0.4%
1937 0.8253 +0.7%
1938 0.8318 +0.8%
1939 0.8383 +0.8%
1940 0.8503 +1.4%
1941 0.8619 +1.4%
1942 0.8771 +1.8%
1943 0.8929 +1.8%
1944 0.9131 +2.3%
1945 0.9337 +2.3%
1946 0.9517 +1.9%
1947 0.9544 +0.3%
1948 0.9731 +2.0%
1949 0.9885 +1.6%
1950 1.03 +4.0%
1951 1.03 -0.2%
1952 1.03 -0.1%
1953 1.02 -0.2%
1954 1.02 -0.1%
1955 1.02 -0.1%
1956 1.02 -0.2%
1957 1.02 +0.2%
1958 1.02 +0.0%
1959 1.02 +0.0%
1960 1.02 +0.2%
1961 1.01 -1.5%
1962 0.9907 -1.8%
1963 0.9713 -2.0%
1964 0.9565 -1.5%
1965 0.9355 -2.2%
1966 0.9293 -0.7%
1967 0.9169 -1.3%
1968 0.9105 -0.7%
1969 0.9007 -1.1%
1970 0.8887 -1.3%
1971 0.8773 -1.3%
1972 0.8631 -1.6%
1973 0.8535 -1.1%
1974 0.8437 -1.1%
1975 0.8425 -0.1%
1976 0.8274 -1.8%
1977 0.8229 -0.6%
1978 0.8139 -1.1%
1979 0.8025 -1.4%
1980 0.7993 -0.4%
1981 0.8003 +0.1%
1982 0.7879 -1.5%
1983 0.7961 +1.0%
1984 0.7899 -0.8%
1985 0.7808 -1.1%
1986 0.7868 +0.8%
1987 0.7738 -1.6%
1988 0.7877 +1.8%
1989 0.788 +0.0%
1990 0.7355 -6.7%
1991 0.7284 -1.0%
1992 0.7188 -1.3%
1993 0.7027 -2.2%
1994 0.6944 -1.2%
1995 0.6893 -0.7%
1996 0.6826 -1.0%
1997 0.6766 -0.9%
1998 0.6671 -1.4%
1999 0.6588 -1.2%
2000 0.6478 -1.7%
2001 0.6401 -1.2%
2002 0.6226 -2.7%
2003 0.6226 -0.0%
2004 0.6209 -0.3%
2005 0.6252 +0.7%
2006 0.6252 +0.0%
2007 0.6297 +0.7%
2008 0.6326 +0.4%
2009 0.622 -1.7%
2010 0.6187 -0.5%
2011 0.6193 +0.1%
2012 0.6131 -1.0%
2013 0.5851 -4.6%
2014 0.5836 -0.3%
2015 0.5824 -0.2%
2016 0.5816 -0.1%
2017 0.5785 -0.5%
2018 0.5821 +0.6%
2019 0.5761 -1.0%
2020 0.5759 -0.0%
2021 0.5806 +0.8%
2022 0.5863 +1.0%
2023 0.5894 +0.5%
2024 0.5922 +0.5%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 0.5922 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • India's 0.5922 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5714, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1850s 0.8542 0.852 0.8568 10
1860s 0.859 0.8572 0.8608 10
1870s 0.8663 0.8653 0.8683 10
1880s 0.8706 0.8654 0.8739 10
1890s 0.8762 0.8741 0.8784 10
1900s 0.8438 0.8092 0.8784 10
1910s 0.8083 0.8023 0.8154 10
1920s 0.8154 0.8078 0.8185 10
1930s 0.821 0.8143 0.8383 10
1940s 0.9197 0.8503 0.9885 10
1950s 1.02 1.02 1.03 10
1960s 0.9544 0.9007 1.02 10
1970s 0.8436 0.8025 0.8887 10
1980s 0.7891 0.7738 0.8003 10
1990s 0.6954 0.6588 0.7355 10
2000s 0.6289 0.6209 0.6478 10
2010s 0.592 0.5761 0.6193 10
2020s 0.5849 0.5759 0.5922 5

Countries ranked near India

  1. 154 Liechtenstein 0.6155 compare
  2. 155 Senegal 0.6147 compare
  3. 156 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6008 compare
  4. 158 Seychelles 0.5803 compare
  5. 159 Barbados 0.5675 compare
  6. 160 Ghana 0.5673 compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is per capita methane emissions in India?
Per capita methane emissions in India was 0.5922 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 1950.
What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5759 in 2020.
How does India rank for per capita methane emissions?
India ranks 157th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is per capita methane emissions rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this India data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Per capita methane emissions
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 34,079 data points, 1850–2024
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