CO₂ emissions in India also reached a record high in 2022.
Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions in India have soared in recent decades, climbing from 0.39 metric tons in 1970 to a high of 1.91 metric tons in 2022. This was an increase of 5.5 percent in comparison to 2021 levels. Total Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in India from 1970 to 2022 (in metric tons)
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EDGAR/JRC. (September 8, 2023). Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in India from 1970 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/606019/co2-emissions-india/
EDGAR/JRC. "Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in India from 1970 to 2022 (in metric tons)." Chart. September 8, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606019/co2-emissions-india/
EDGAR/JRC. (2023). Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in India from 1970 to 2022 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/606019/co2-emissions-india/
EDGAR/JRC. "Per Capita Carbon Dioxide (Co₂) Emissions from Fossil Fuels in India from 1970 to 2022 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606019/co2-emissions-india/
EDGAR/JRC, Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in India from 1970 to 2022 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/606019/co2-emissions-india/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Per capita carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels in India from 1970 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph], EDGAR/JRC, September 8, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/606019/co2-emissions-india/