Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in India
India: Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change was 3.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in India, 1858–2024
Source: Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in India is 3.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 156 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in India peaked at 3.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1858.
That places India 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 156 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 2 |
| 1860s | 1.5% | 1.0% | 1.9% | 7 |
| 1870s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 1880s | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 1920s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 3.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1950s | 3.5% | 3.3% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.7% | 3.6% | 3.8% | 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 including land-use change in India?
- Share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change in India was 3.8% 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 including land-use change recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1858.
- How does India rank for share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- India ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. 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 including land-use change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global total cumulative emissions of CO₂ (including land-use change).