CO2 emissions per person in India
Carbon dioxide emissions in India were 2.17 t CO2 per person in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970.
India, 2024
2.17
Change from 2023
+3.7%
World, 2024
4.69 t CO2 per person
Median of G20 countries, 2024
6.88 t CO2 per person
Position in 2024
111th of 203
CO2 emissions per person in India over time
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Tonnes of CO2 per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | India | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.17 t CO2 per person | 4.69 t CO2 per person |
| 2023 | 2.10 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2022 | 1.97 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2021 | 1.84 t CO2 per person | 4.68 t CO2 per person |
| 2020 | 1.68 t CO2 per person | 4.47 t CO2 per person |
| 2019 | 1.84 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2018 | 1.86 t CO2 per person | 4.73 t CO2 per person |
| 2017 | 1.80 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2016 | 1.72 t CO2 per person | 4.65 t CO2 per person |
| 2015 | 1.72 t CO2 per person | 4.70 t CO2 per person |
| 2014 | 1.71 t CO2 per person | 4.78 t CO2 per person |
| 2013 | 1.60 t CO2 per person | 4.81 t CO2 per person |
| 2012 | 1.58 t CO2 per person | 4.77 t CO2 per person |
| 2011 | 1.46 t CO2 per person | 4.76 t CO2 per person |
| 2010 | 1.39 t CO2 per person | 4.67 t CO2 per person |
| 2009 | 1.32 t CO2 per person | 4.45 t CO2 per person |
| 2008 | 1.26 t CO2 per person | 4.56 t CO2 per person |
| 2007 | 1.19 t CO2 per person | 4.59 t CO2 per person |
| 2006 | 1.11 t CO2 per person | 4.48 t CO2 per person |
| 2005 | 1.05 t CO2 per person | 4.39 t CO2 per person |
| 2004 | 1.03 t CO2 per person | 4.28 t CO2 per person |
| 2003 | 0.97 t CO2 per person | 4.15 t CO2 per person |
| 2002 | 0.96 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2001 | 0.94 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
| 2000 | 0.94 t CO2 per person | 4.01 t CO2 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +3.7% from 2.10 t CO2 per person in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.71 t CO2 per person, the figure has changed by +27.5%.
- Among the 203 countries with data for 2024, India has the 111th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 4.69 t CO2 per person.
More for India
All statistics for India
Greenhouse gas emissions per person
3.0 t CO2e per person
2024 · World Bank
Temperature change
0.95e (Estimate) °C
2025 · FAOSTAT
Agrifood emissions per person
1.08e (Estimate) t CO2e per person
2024 · FAOSTAT
Total greenhouse gas emissions
4,371.2 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Methane emissions
861.6 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank
Nitrous oxide emissions
283.50 Mt CO2e
2024 · World Bank