India vs United States: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes

India
258.48 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States
155.72 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
2nd
United States rank
3rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes over time

  • India
  • United States
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How they compare

India currently reports 258.48 Mt CO2e against 155.72 Mt CO2e in United States, a difference of 102.76 Mt CO2e.

That makes India's figure about 1.7 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.

India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade India United States Difference Ahead
1970s 19.58 Mt CO2e 137.81 Mt CO2e 118.23 Mt CO2e United States
1980s 29.96 Mt CO2e 124.8 Mt CO2e 94.84 Mt CO2e United States
1990s 55.3 Mt CO2e 150.5 Mt CO2e 95.2 Mt CO2e United States
2000s 92.21 Mt CO2e 146.5 Mt CO2e 54.28 Mt CO2e United States
2010s 167.27 Mt CO2e 144.24 Mt CO2e 23.03 Mt CO2e India
2020s 222.24 Mt CO2e 158.36 Mt CO2e 63.88 Mt CO2e India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes, India or United States?
India, at 258.48 Mt CO2e against 155.72 Mt CO2e in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes between India and United States?
102.76 Mt CO2e, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and United States?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and United States rank globally for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from industrial processes?
India ranks 2nd and United States ranks 3rd of 203 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 Industrial Processes (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 Industrial Processes (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
250 places, 13,750 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from industrial processes including IPCC 2006 codes 2.A.1 Cement production, 2.A.2 Lime production, 2.A.3 Glass Production, 2.A.4 Other Process Uses of Carbonates, 2.B Chemical Industry, 2.C Metal Industry, 2.D Non-Energy Products from Fuels and Solvent Use, 2.E Electronics Industry, 2.F Product Uses as Substitutes for Ozone Depleting Substances, 2.G Other Product Manufacture and Use and 5.A Indirect N2O emissions from the atmospheric deposition of nitrogen in NOx and NH3. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).