Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in India
India: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement was 12.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in India, 1928–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in India stood at 12.6%. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from cement in India peaked at 12.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1938.
That places India 2nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.8% | — |
| 1929 | 0.8% | -2.2% |
| 1930 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 1931 | 1.0% | +18.1% |
| 1932 | 1.2% | +26.7% |
| 1933 | 1.3% | +8.7% |
| 1934 | 1.4% | +2.3% |
| 1935 | 1.4% | +3.5% |
| 1936 | 1.3% | -9.0% |
| 1937 | 1.4% | +10.6% |
| 1938 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1939 | 0.0% | — |
| 1940 | 0.0% | — |
| 1941 | 2.5% | — |
| 1942 | 3.0% | +17.9% |
| 1943 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 1944 | 4.7% | +48.2% |
| 1945 | 4.8% | +3.5% |
| 1946 | 2.8% | -42.7% |
| 1947 | 1.7% | -37.2% |
| 1948 | 1.6% | -10.2% |
| 1949 | 1.9% | +19.7% |
| 1950 | 2.0% | +8.3% |
| 1951 | 2.2% | +8.1% |
| 1952 | 2.3% | +3.8% |
| 1953 | 2.2% | -3.7% |
| 1954 | 2.3% | +7.4% |
| 1955 | 2.2% | -7.8% |
| 1956 | 2.2% | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 2.4% | +8.1% |
| 1958 | 2.4% | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 2.4% | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 2.5% | +4.4% |
| 1961 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 2.5% | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 2.4% | -6.5% |
| 1965 | 2.5% | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 1967 | 2.4% | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 2.3% | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 2.3% | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -11.2% |
| 1974 | 1.9% | -6.2% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +12.4% |
| 1976 | 2.3% | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 1.9% | -9.3% |
| 1980 | 1.9% | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 2.2% | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 2.4% | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 3.0% | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 4.2% | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 4.9% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 4.8% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.8% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.0% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 5.7% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 6.5% | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 6.4% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 6.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 6.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 8.4% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 8.9% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 8.9% | +18.1% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 12.6% | +9.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 12.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 211.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 12.6% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 194.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | -100.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| 1946 | -42.7% | 4.8% | 2.8% |
| 1944 | +48.2% | 3.2% | 4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 7.6% | 12.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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 share of global co₂ emissions from cement in India?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from cement in India was 12.6% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from cement recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1938.
- How does India rank for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- India ranks 2nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.