India CO2 Emissions
Total CO₂ Emissions (2024)
3,153,829,130
tons
Year-over-Year
+4.62%
increase
Global Share
8.0%
Per Capita
2.19
tons per person
- Fossil CO2 emissions in India were 3,153,829,130 tons in 2024.
- CO2 emissions increased by 4.6% over the previous year, representing an increase by 139,306,505 tons over 2023, when CO2 emissions were 3,014,522,625 tons.
- CO2 emissions per capita in India are equivalent to 2.19 tons per person, an increase by 0.08 over the figure of 2.12 CO2 tons per person registered in 2023; this represents a change of 3.6% in CO2 emissions per capita.
Fossil Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions of India
| Fossil CO2 emissions (tons) | CO2 emissions change | CO2 emissions per capita | Share of World's CO2 emissions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,153,829,130 | 4.62% | 2.19 | 8.0% |
| 2023 | 3,014,522,625 | 7.39% | 2.12 | 7.7% |
| 2022 | 2,807,080,475 | 8.05% | 1.99 | 7.3% |
| 2021 | 2,597,934,323 | 10.22% | 1.86 | 6.8% |
| 2020 | 2,356,958,991 | −7.62% | 1.7 | 6.5% |
| 2019 | 2,551,485,098 | −0.2% | 1.86 | 6.7% |
| 2018 | 2,556,718,912 | 4.73% | 1.89 | 6.7% |
| 2017 | 2,441,201,462 | 5.59% | 1.82 | 6.6% |
| 2016 | 2,311,977,119 | 1.48% | 1.75 | 6.4% |
| 2015 | 2,278,229,605 | 1.81% | 1.74 | 6.3% |
| 2014 | 2,237,664,734 | 7.96% | 1.73 | 6.1% |
| 2013 | 2,072,625,613 | 2.85% | 1.62 | 5.7% |
| 2012 | 2,015,287,562 | 9.19% | 1.6 | 5.7% |
| 2011 | 1,845,643,741 | 6.68% | 1.48 | 5.3% |
| 2010 | 1,730,054,152 | 6.72% | 1.41 | 5.1% |
| 2009 | 1,621,179,652 | 6.67% | 1.34 | 5.1% |
| 2008 | 1,519,770,380 | 7.38% | 1.27 | 4.7% |
| 2007 | 1,415,265,464 | 8.89% | 1.2 | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 1,299,678,730 | 6.73% | 1.12 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,217,727,272 | 4.25% | 1.06 | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 1,168,056,475 | 7.85% | 1.04 | 4.0% |
| 2003 | 1,083,013,978 | 3.04% | 0.98 | 3.9% |
| 2002 | 1,051,084,585 | 3.76% | 0.96 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | 1,012,998,030 | 1.62% | 0.95 | 3.9% |
| 2000 | 996,890,915 | 3.67% | 0.95 | 3.9% |
| 1999 | 961,594,261 | 6.77% | 0.93 | 3.9% |
| 1998 | 900,595,536 | 2.61% | 0.89 | 3.6% |
| 1997 | 877,681,026 | 5.3% | 0.88 | 3.6% |
| 1996 | 833,488,346 | 4.65% | 0.85 | 3.5% |
| 1995 | 796,445,176 | 7.07% | 0.83 | 3.4% |
| 1994 | 743,849,375 | 6.3% | 0.79 | 3.2% |
| 1993 | 699,747,224 | 4.49% | 0.76 | 3.1% |
| 1992 | 669,656,401 | 3.6% | 0.74 | 2.9% |
| 1991 | 646,380,489 | 7.61% | 0.73 | 2.8% |
| 1990 | 600,681,182 | 5.36% | 0.69 | 2.7% |
| 1989 | 570,118,424 | 7.11% | 0.67 | 2.6% |
| 1988 | 532,292,728 | 6.16% | 0.64 | 2.4% |
| 1987 | 501,428,289 | 7.01% | 0.61 | 2.4% |
| 1986 | 468,592,312 | 8.62% | 0.59 | 2.3% |
| 1985 | 431,406,262 | 4.49% | 0.55 | 2.1% |
| 1984 | 412,856,378 | 10.21% | 0.54 | 2.1% |
| 1983 | 374,592,068 | 6.45% | 0.5 | 1.9% |
| 1982 | 351,898,613 | 5.36% | 0.48 | 1.8% |
| 1981 | 333,983,442 | 10.02% | 0.47 | 1.7% |
| 1980 | 303,571,553 | 5.32% | 0.44 | 1.5% |
| 1979 | 288,225,732 | 7.48% | 0.42 | 1.4% |
| 1978 | 268,166,832 | −2% | 0.4 | 1.4% |
| 1977 | 273,625,731 | 1.9% | 0.42 | 1.5% |
| 1976 | 268,530,552 | 6.92% | 0.42 | 1.5% |
| 1975 | 251,149,006 | 6.48% | 0.4 | 1.4% |
| 1974 | 235,855,038 | 7.18% | 0.39 | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 220,046,606 | −0.61% | 0.37 | 1.3% |
| 1972 | 221,389,108 | 3.8% | 0.38 | 1.3% |
| 1971 | 213,289,692 | 0.23% | 0.38 | 1.4% |
| 1970 | 212,796,111 | – | 0.38 | 1.4% |
See also
Sources
- Crippa M., Guizzardi D., Pagani F., Banja M., Muntean M., et al., GHG emissions of all world countries – JRC/IEA 2025 Report, European Commission, 2025. DOI. Data: EDGAR_2025_GHG.
- CO2 emissions from fuel combustion based on IEA (2024) Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Energy, as modified by the Joint Research Centre (IEA-EDGAR CO2, v4).