Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in India
India: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring was 0.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions from flaring in India, 1962–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
India recorded 0.9% for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in India peaked at 1.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1962.
India ranks 23rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 8 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 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 cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in India?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring in India was 0.9% 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 flaring recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1962.
- How does India rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring?
- India ranks 23rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions from flaring rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 flaring. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from flaring since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from flaring.