Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in India
India: Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil was 6.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global CO₂ emissions from oil in India, 1858–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 6.0% for share of global co₂ emissions from oil in 2024. That is the highest value across all 156 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global co₂ emissions from oil in India peaked at 6.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1858.
India ranks 3rd of 215 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 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 1860s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7 |
| 1870s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 2 |
| 1880s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1900s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 5.4% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 1 United States 17.6% compare
- 2 China 13.7% compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 3.6% compare
- 5 Russia 3.5% compare
- 6 Japan 2.8% 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 oil in India?
- Share of global co₂ emissions from oil in India was 6.0% 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 oil recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global co₂ emissions from oil recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1858.
- How does India rank for share of global co₂ emissions from oil?
- India ranks 3rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global co₂ emissions from oil rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. 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 oil. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from oil in the same year.