Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in India
India: Per capita nitrous oxide emissions was 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
141st
of 201 countries
All-time high
0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
All-time low
0.0877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 1850
Years of data
175
1850–2024
Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in India, 1850–2024
Source: Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person for per capita nitrous oxide emissions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 175 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita nitrous oxide emissions in India peaked at 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, in 1850.
That places India 141st out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 175 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 0.0931 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0968 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.0962 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0969 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.1176 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.0955 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1445 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.1476 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1469 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1483 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.1525 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1516 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1537 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1528 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.1534 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1527 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1542 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.1505 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1466 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1538 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.1383 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1318 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1453 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1429 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1315 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1572 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.154 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1451 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1632 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.145 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1407 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1503 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1442 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1562 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1551 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1719 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1765 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.171 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1802 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1643 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1909 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1982 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.1947 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2035 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2095 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2053 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 138 Benin 0.2222 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 139 Myanmar 0.221 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 140 Madagascar 0.22 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 142 Lesotho 0.2103 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 143 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2069 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
- 144 Saint Helena 0.2042 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita nitrous oxide emissions in India?
- Per capita nitrous oxide emissions in India was 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024, according to Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2137 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest per capita nitrous oxide emissions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0877 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in 1850.
- How does India rank for per capita nitrous oxide emissions?
- India ranks 141st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is per capita nitrous oxide emissions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita nitrous oxide emissions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.