Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in India
India: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement was 6.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of global cumulative 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in India stood at 6.3%. That is the highest value across all 97 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in India peaked at 6.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1928.
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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 0.1% | — |
| 1929 | 0.2% | +76.1% |
| 1930 | 0.3% | +34.1% |
| 1931 | 0.3% | +22.9% |
| 1932 | 0.4% | +17.8% |
| 1933 | 0.4% | +14.5% |
| 1934 | 0.5% | +13.8% |
| 1935 | 0.6% | +12.5% |
| 1936 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 1937 | 0.7% | +9.7% |
| 1938 | 0.6% | -6.5% |
| 1939 | 0.6% | -5.7% |
| 1940 | 0.6% | -4.8% |
| 1941 | 0.7% | +21.1% |
| 1942 | 0.8% | +17.1% |
| 1943 | 0.9% | +13.1% |
| 1944 | 1.0% | +11.8% |
| 1945 | 1.1% | +10.5% |
| 1946 | 1.2% | +6.2% |
| 1947 | 1.2% | +2.2% |
| 1948 | 1.2% | +1.5% |
| 1949 | 1.3% | +2.9% |
| 1950 | 1.3% | +3.7% |
| 1951 | 1.4% | +4.3% |
| 1952 | 1.4% | +4.2% |
| 1953 | 1.5% | +3.5% |
| 1954 | 1.5% | +4.0% |
| 1955 | 1.6% | +2.8% |
| 1956 | 1.6% | +2.7% |
| 1957 | 1.7% | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 1.7% | +3.0% |
| 1959 | 1.8% | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 1.8% | +3.0% |
| 1961 | 1.9% | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 1.9% | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 2.0% | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 2.0% | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 2.0% | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 2.1% | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 2.1% | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 2.1% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2.1% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 2.1% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 2.1% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.2% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 2.4% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 2.5% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 2.6% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2.8% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.9% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 3.0% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 3.4% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 3.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 4.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.9% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 5.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 6.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +3.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 6.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0%, 136.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 6.3% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0%, 142.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | +76.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 1930 | +34.1% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.3% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in India?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement in India was 6.3% in 2024, according to Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1928.
- How does India rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement?
- India ranks 2nd out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from cement rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from cement. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from cement.