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

India
1,507 Mt CO2e
in 2024
United States of America
1,488 Mt CO2e
in 2024
India rank
2nd
United States of America rank
3rd

Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) over time

  • India
  • United States of America
01.0k2.0k3.0k197019972024

How they compare

India currently reports 1,507 Mt CO2e against 1,488 Mt CO2e in United States of America, a difference of 19 Mt CO2e.

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

India ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 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 46.43 Mt CO2e 1,332 Mt CO2e 1,285 Mt CO2e United States of America
1980s 130.48 Mt CO2e 1,644 Mt CO2e 1,514 Mt CO2e United States of America
1990s 323.33 Mt CO2e 2,198 Mt CO2e 1,875 Mt CO2e United States of America
2000s 572.03 Mt CO2e 2,453 Mt CO2e 1,881 Mt CO2e United States of America
2010s 1,020 Mt CO2e 2,021 Mt CO2e 1,001 Mt CO2e United States of America
2020s 1,307 Mt CO2e 1,548 Mt CO2e 240.99 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 power industry (energy), India or United States of America?
India, at 1,507 Mt CO2e against 1,488 Mt CO2e in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide (co2) emissions from power industry (energy) between India and United States of America?
19 Mt CO2e, with India 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 power industry (energy)?
India ranks 2nd and United States of America ranks 3rd of 194 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 Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

India vs United States of America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy). Statizoid, drawing on EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-from-power-industry-energy-mt-co2e/india/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-from-power-industry-energy-mt-co2e/india/united-states/">India vs United States of America: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (Energy)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Power Industry (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
241 places, 13,255 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

A measure of annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), one of the six Kyoto greenhouse gases (GHG), from electricity and heat generation (subsector of the energy sector) including IPCC 2006 code 1.A.1.a. The measure is standardized to carbon dioxide equivalent values using the Global Warming Potential (GWP) factors of IPCC's 5th Assessment Report (AR5).