Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in India
India: Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas was 1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from gas in India, 1882–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global co₂ emissions from gas in India is 1.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from gas in India peaked at 2.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1882.
India ranks 10th of 146 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 7 Japan 2.4% compare
- 8 Mexico 2.1% compare
- 9 Germany 2.0% compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 1.8% compare
- 12 South Korea 1.6% compare
- 13 United Kingdom 1.6% 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 share of global co₂ emissions from gas in India?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from gas in India was 1.9% 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 gas recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from gas recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1882.
- How does India rank for share of global co₂ emissions from gas?
- India ranks 10th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from gas rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 gas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 132 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from gas in the same year.