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.
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
- 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
- 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 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.