Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in India
India: Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal was 13.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from coal in India, 1858–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 13.3% for share of global co₂ emissions from coal in 2024. That is the highest value across all 156 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from coal in India peaked at 13.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1865.
India ranks 2nd of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 1870s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 1880s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.1% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 10.9% | 13.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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 share of global co₂ emissions from coal in India?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from coal in India was 13.3% 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 coal recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from coal recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1865.
- How does India rank for share of global co₂ emissions from coal?
- India ranks 2nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from coal rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.3%. 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 coal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from coal in the same year.