India CO2 emissions data for 2008
Key questions
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How much total CO₂ did India emit in 2008?
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India emitted 1489.44 million tonnes of CO₂ in 2008.
This represents 4.65% of the world's entire CO₂ emissions that year.
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What was the CO₂ per capita of India in 2008?
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In 2008, India emitted 1.23 tonnes of carbon dioxide per person.
This is on a total population of 1206734848.
Breakdown
The total CO₂ emissions of 1489.44 million tonnes emitted by India in 2008 come from the following sources:
| Source |
CO₂ emissions (million tonnes) |
CO₂ emissions per capita (tonnes) |
| Oil |
413.23 |
0.34 |
| Gas |
90.28 |
0.07 |
| Coal |
910.8 |
0.75 |
| Cement |
73.24 |
0.06 |
| Flaring |
1.89 |
0.0 |
See how India compares to other countries in 2008 rankings.