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Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in India from 1970 to 2023 (in metric tons)

Characteristic	CO₂ emissions in metric tons per capita
2023	2.07
2022	1.94
2021	1.82
2020	1.68
2019	1.86
2018	1.9
2017	1.82
2016	1.74
2015	1.73
2014	1.73
2013	1.63
2012	1.6
2011	1.48
2010	1.42
2009	1.35
2008	1.26
2007	1.2
2006	1.12
2005	1.06
2004	1.04
2003	0.98
2002	0.96
2001	0.94
2000	0.95
1999	0.93
1998	0.89
1997	0.88
1996	0.85
1995	0.83
1994	0.79
1993	0.76
1992	0.74
1991	0.73
1990	0.69
1989	0.67
1988	0.64
1987	0.61
1986	0.59
1985	0.55
1984	0.54
1983	0.5
1982	0.48
1981	0.47
1980	0.44
1979	0.43
1978	0.41
1977	0.42
1976	0.43
1975	0.41
1974	0.39
1973	0.37
1972	0.38
1971	0.38
1970	0.39

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September 2024

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India

Survey time period

1970 to 2023

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Emissions from fossil fuel use and industrial processes.

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Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in India have soared in recent decades, climbing from 0.4 metric tons per person in 1970 to a high of 2.07 metric tons per person in 2023. Total CO₂ emissions in India also reached a record high in 2023.

Greenhouse gas emissions in India

India is the third-largest CO₂ emitter globally, behind only China and the United States. Among the various economic sectors of the country, the power sector accounts for the largest share of greenhouse gas emissions in India, followed by agriculture. Together, these two sectors were responsible for more than half of India's total emissions in 2023.

Coal emissions

One of the main reasons for India's high emissions is the country's reliance on coal, the most polluting of fossil fuels. India's CO₂ emissions from coal totaled roughly two billion metric tons in 2023, a near sixfold increase from 1990 levels.