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India’s fossil carbon dioxide emissions grew almost percent in 2023, to a new high of billion metric tons (GtCOâ‚‚). India is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, and has experienced rapid industrialization in recent decades. As a result, the country’s emissions from fossil fuel use and industrial purposes have almost ** since the turn of the century to become the third-highest globally.Ìý

Contributions to historical emissions

Although India is currently the world’s -largest emitter, the South Asian country’s historical emissions are far lower than other major GHG polluters. Since the Industrial Revolution began, India’s fossil fuel use has emitted around ** GtCO₂ into the atmosphere, ranking *** worldwide. In comparison, the U.S. and China have emitted around *** and *** GtCO₂, respectively. India’s contributions to global warming were estimated at only around **** percent as of 2023.

Per capita emissions

As well as having lower cumulative emissions, India’s per capita GHG emissions are also the lowest among the world’s top emitters. With just metric tons of CO₂ equivalent emitted per person (tCO₂e/cap) in 2023, this was less than **** the world average of *** tCO₂e/cap. India was the only G20 economy with per capita emissions below the global average.