India: cement CO₂ emissions 1960-2021 | Statista

Cement manufacturing emissions in India have experienced a steep climb in recent decades. In 2021, figures reached a high of 149 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂), after experiencing a drop in the previous year due to the implications of the coronavirus pandemic. India is the second-largest polluter from cement manufacturing across the globe.

Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in India from 1960 to 2021 (in million metric tons)

Characteristic	Emissions in million metric tons
2021*	149
2020*	122.9
2019	143.7
2018	139
2017	121
2016	123.3
2015	117.5
2014	115.8
2013	107.8
2012	100.2
2011	91.3
2010	86
2009	81.3
2008	73.2
2007	68.3
2006	64.9
2005	59.7
2004	55.5
2003	50.9
2002	49.1
2001	46.7
2000	46
1999	44.6
1998	39
1997	37.4
1996	34.1
1995	31.1
1994	28.5
1993	26.6
1992	25.2
1991	24.5
1990	22.3
1989	20.8
1988	18.2
1987	16.4
1986	16
1985	14.4
1984	12.6
1983	11
1982	9.7
1981	8.9
1980	7.5
1979	7.8
1978	8.4
1977	8.3
1976	8.3
1975	7.3
1974	6.5
1973	6.9
1972	7.4
1971	7.1
1970	6.5
1969	6.4
1968	5.9
1967	5.8
1966	5.6
1965	5.4
1964	4.9
1963	4.8
1962	4.4
1961	4.2
1960	4

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November 2022

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1960 to 2021

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* Preliminary data.
Figures have been rounded.

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