Per capita methane emissions in India
India: Per capita methane emissions was 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
157th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1950
All-time low
0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2020
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita methane emissions in India, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 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 | tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1850 | 0.852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | — |
| 1851 | 0.8524 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.8528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1853 | 0.8533 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1854 | 0.8538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1855 | 0.8543 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1856 | 0.8548 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1857 | 0.8553 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1858 | 0.8561 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1859 | 0.8568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1860 | 0.8572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1861 | 0.8576 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.858 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1863 | 0.8585 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1864 | 0.8589 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.8593 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.8598 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1867 | 0.8597 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.8601 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.8608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1870 | 0.8657 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 1871 | 0.8654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.8653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.8656 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.8659 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.8662 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.8664 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.8667 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.8683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1879 | 0.8673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1880 | 0.8654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1881 | 0.8682 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1882 | 0.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1883 | 0.8706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1884 | 0.8711 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1885 | 0.8712 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.8716 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.872 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.8723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.8739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1890 | 0.8765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1891 | 0.8747 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1892 | 0.8741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1893 | 0.8744 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.875 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1895 | 0.8761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1896 | 0.8768 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1897 | 0.8774 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1898 | 0.8783 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1899 | 0.8784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.8784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.8714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1902 | 0.8641 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.8552 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1904 | 0.8473 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1905 | 0.8388 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1906 | 0.8316 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1907 | 0.8245 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1908 | 0.8178 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1909 | 0.8092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1910 | 0.8023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1911 | 0.8023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.8044 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1913 | 0.8067 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1914 | 0.8076 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1915 | 0.8089 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1916 | 0.8097 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1917 | 0.8113 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1918 | 0.8144 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1919 | 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1920 | 0.8078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1921 | 0.8123 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 1922 | 0.8138 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1923 | 0.8149 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1924 | 0.8168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1925 | 0.8168 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.817 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.8182 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1928 | 0.8184 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.8185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.8173 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1931 | 0.8164 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1932 | 0.8151 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.8143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1934 | 0.8158 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1935 | 0.8159 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.8194 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 1937 | 0.8253 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 1938 | 0.8318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1939 | 0.8383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1940 | 0.8503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1941 | 0.8619 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 0.8771 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1943 | 0.8929 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1944 | 0.9131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1945 | 0.9337 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.3% |
| 1946 | 0.9517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.9% |
| 1947 | 0.9544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.3% |
| 1948 | 0.9731 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +2.0% |
| 1949 | 0.9885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.6% |
| 1950 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +4.0% |
| 1951 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.9907 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.9713 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.9565 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9293 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.9169 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9105 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.9007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8773 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.8631 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.8535 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.8437 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8425 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8274 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8229 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8139 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7993 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.8003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.7879 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7961 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7899 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7808 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.7868 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.7877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.788 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 0.7284 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7188 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.7027 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6944 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.6893 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.6826 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6766 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.6671 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6401 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6226 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6252 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6297 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6326 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.622 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6187 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.6193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6131 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5851 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5836 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5824 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5816 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5785 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5806 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5863 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5894 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | +0.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8299 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5714 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.8542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.852 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8568 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.859 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8608 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.8663 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8653 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8683 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.8706 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8654 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8739 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8762 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8741 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.8438 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8092 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8784 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.8083 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8023 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.8154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8078 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8185 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.821 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8143 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.9197 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9885 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.9007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8436 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8025 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8887 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7891 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7738 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8003 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6954 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6588 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.7355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6289 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6209 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6478 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.592 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5761 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6193 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5849 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 154 Liechtenstein 0.6155 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 155 Senegal 0.6147 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 156 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6008 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 158 Seychelles 0.5803 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 159 Barbados 0.5675 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 160 Ghana 0.5673 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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 methane emissions in India?
- Per capita methane emissions in India was 0.5922 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita methane emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1950.
- What is the lowest per capita methane emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5759 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 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 Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita methane emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.