India vs United States of America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy)

India
210.24 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
557.85 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
4th
United States of America rank
2nd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) over time

  • India
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 557.85 Mt CO2e against 210.24 Mt CO2e in India, a difference of 347.61 Mt CO2e.

That makes United States of America's figure about 2.7 times India's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

India ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 193 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 36.83 Mt CO2e 858.99 Mt CO2e 822.16 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 62.58 Mt CO2e 655.17 Mt CO2e 592.59 Mt CO2e United States of America
1990s 101.08 Mt CO2e 623.31 Mt CO2e 522.23 Mt CO2e United States of America
2000s 128.98 Mt CO2e 622.36 Mt CO2e 493.39 Mt CO2e United States of America
2010s 162.55 Mt CO2e 571.78 Mt CO2e 409.23 Mt CO2e United States of America
2020s 195.42 Mt CO2e 562.55 Mt CO2e 367.13 Mt CO2e United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy), India or United States of America?
United States of America, at 557.85 Mt CO2e against 210.24 Mt CO2e in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy) between India and United States of America?
347.61 Mt CO2e, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and United States of America rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from building (energy)?
India ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission, published as Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e)
Unit
Mt CO2e
Source
EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 13,200 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from the building sector (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 codes 1.A.4 Residential and other sectors, 1.A.5 Non-Specified. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).