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India - Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption 4371.17

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked

Latest value

4371.17 (2024)

Global rank

##3 of 203 economies

Share of global total

8.5%

Growth since 1970

5.96×

Ranking Race — Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#5#9#13#17#21#251970198019902000201020202024#7#31988 overtook Germany2006 overtook Russia
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2024. India climbed from #7 to #3 (overtook Germany). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1988
Overtook Germany in global rank auto
1991
Economic liberalisation curated

Balance-of-payments crisis triggers sweeping market reforms.

2006
Overtook Russia in global rank auto
2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

Carbon Emissions and Energy Consumption, 1970-2024

World Bank WDI · Mt CO2eq · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19701985200020152024733.241945.883158.534371.17

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