India vs United States: How have things changed?, per capita
India
0.0127 metric tons per person
in 2024
United States
0.0138 metric tons per person
in 2024
India rank
93rd
United States rank
90th
How have things changed?, per capita over time
- India
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0138 metric tons per person against 0.0127 metric tons per person in India, a difference of 0.0011 metric tons per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 60 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
India ranks 93rd and United States ranks 90th of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 metric tons per person | 0.0132 metric tons per person | 0.0104 metric tons per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.0034 metric tons per person | 0.015 metric tons per person | 0.0115 metric tons per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.0037 metric tons per person | 0.0211 metric tons per person | 0.0174 metric tons per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.0051 metric tons per person | 0.0222 metric tons per person | 0.0171 metric tons per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.0058 metric tons per person | 0.0192 metric tons per person | 0.0134 metric tons per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0078 metric tons per person | 0.0181 metric tons per person | 0.0103 metric tons per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0111 metric tons per person | 0.0151 metric tons per person | 0.004 metric tons per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher how have things changed?, per capita, India or United States?
- United States, at 0.0138 metric tons per person against 0.0127 metric tons per person in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in how have things changed?, per capita between India and United States?
- 0.0011 metric tons per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do India and United States rank globally for how have things changed?, per capita?
- India ranks 93rd and United States ranks 90th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as How have things changed?, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
How have things changed? divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.