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.
Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1858 | 0.4% | — |
| 1859 | 0.7% | +75.5% |
| 1860 | 1.0% | +35.3% |
| 1861 | 1.2% | +21.2% |
| 1862 | 1.4% | +14.5% |
| 1863 | 1.5% | +10.9% |
| 1864 | 1.6% | +8.2% |
| 1865 | 1.8% | +6.6% |
| 1866 | 1.9% | +5.5% |
| 1878 | 1.1% | -39.3% |
| 1879 | 1.2% | +4.9% |
| 1880 | 1.2% | +4.5% |
| 1881 | 1.3% | +4.0% |
| 1882 | 1.3% | +3.8% |
| 1883 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 1884 | 1.4% | +2.9% |
| 1885 | 1.4% | +2.6% |
| 1886 | 1.5% | +2.5% |
| 1887 | 1.5% | +2.2% |
| 1888 | 1.5% | +1.9% |
| 1889 | 1.6% | +1.8% |
| 1890 | 1.6% | +1.4% |
| 1891 | 1.6% | +1.2% |
| 1892 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1893 | 1.6% | +1.0% |
| 1894 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1895 | 1.7% | +0.8% |
| 1896 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 1897 | 1.7% | +0.6% |
| 1898 | 1.7% | +0.5% |
| 1899 | 1.7% | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 1.7% | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1902 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1903 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 1904 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 1905 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1906 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1907 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1908 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1909 | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 1.7% | -0.2% |
| 1911 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 1912 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 1913 | 1.7% | -0.1% |
| 1914 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1916 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 1.7% | +0.1% |
| 1919 | 1.7% | +0.3% |
| 1920 | 1.7% | +2.4% |
| 1921 | 1.8% | +3.3% |
| 1922 | 1.9% | +3.6% |
| 1923 | 1.9% | +3.5% |
| 1924 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 1925 | 2.1% | +3.3% |
| 1926 | 2.1% | +3.2% |
| 1927 | 2.2% | +3.0% |
| 1928 | 2.2% | +2.9% |
| 1929 | 2.3% | +2.7% |
| 1930 | 2.4% | +2.7% |
| 1931 | 2.4% | +2.6% |
| 1932 | 2.5% | +2.5% |
| 1933 | 2.6% | +2.4% |
| 1934 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 1936 | 2.7% | +1.9% |
| 1937 | 2.8% | +1.8% |
| 1938 | 2.8% | +1.8% |
| 1939 | 2.9% | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 2.9% | +1.5% |
| 1941 | 2.9% | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 3.0% | +1.4% |
| 1943 | 3.0% | +1.3% |
| 1944 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 1945 | 3.1% | +1.3% |
| 1946 | 3.1% | +1.2% |
| 1947 | 3.2% | +1.1% |
| 1948 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 1949 | 3.2% | +1.0% |
| 1950 | 3.3% | +1.4% |
| 1951 | 3.3% | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 3.4% | +1.4% |
| 1953 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
| 1955 | 3.5% | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 3.5% | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 3.6% | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 3.6% | +1.0% |
| 1959 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 3.6% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 3.6% | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 3.6% | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 3.6% | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 3.5% | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 3.5% | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 3.4% | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 3.4% | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 3.3% | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 3.3% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 3.3% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 3.2% | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 3.2% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.2% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.2% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 3.2% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 3.2% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 3.1% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 3.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 56.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 3.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1%, 54.5× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of global cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1859 | +75.5% | 0.4% | 0.7% |
| 1878 | -39.3% | 1.9% | 1.1% |
| 1860 | +35.3% | 0.7% | 1.0% |
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
- 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 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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About this data
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).