Coal combustion in India produced 1.85 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) in 2022. This was an increase of about five percent in comparison to the previous year, and the largest figure recorded during the period in consideration. Emissions from coal combustion in India are far higher than those produced by both gas and oil combustion. In fact, India is the second-largest producer of coal emissions worldwide, only behind China.
Carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion in India from 1960 to 2022, by type
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Coal
Gas
Oil
2022*
1,854.3
124
684.1
2021*
1,767.3
133.2
621.9
2020
1,561.8
128
606
2019
1,661.9
128.7
676.2
2018
1,668.3
126.2
657.1
2017
1,551.3
118.9
632.6
2016
1,499.4
113.6
614.6
2015
1,449.6
106.9
556.1
2014
1,407.1
109.5
512.5
2013
1,276.4
110.7
496.9
2012
1,206.5
125.6
489.8
2011
1,074.4
136.3
460.1
2010
1,016
134.1
439.5
2009
983.9
112.5
432.7
2008
910.8
90.3
413.2
2007
842.5
88
391.9
2006
773.6
82.6
369.7
2005
721.5
50.4
352.4
2004
670
49.6
348.2
2003
625.9
50
330.6
2002
598.6
47.1
325.2
2001
582.1
43.6
316.7
2000
572.9
43.9
312.8
1999
560.5
42.3
301
1998
524.1
47.6
262.9
1997
527.7
46
244.2
1996
504.5
39.7
243.2
1995
471.7
39.1
216.3
1994
455.7
29
199
1993
433.1
27
186.9
1992
411.4
27.3
188.1
1991
393
23.6
166.4
1990
366.5
21.1
158.2
1989
339.6
18.5
150.7
1988
317.2
15.2
133.6
1987
291.9
12.8
127.7
1986
273.2
10.3
121.9
1985
253.3
7.2
116.8
1984
231.5
6.2
106.1
1983
232.5
5.2
99.2
1982
213.1
4.4
94.4
1981
210.3
2.9
89.7
1980
197.3
2.5
83.2
1979
180.6
3
82.7
1978
174.7
2.7
75.3
1977
177.5
2.5
68.6
1976
168.9
2.3
63.4
1975
161.3
1.7
61.8
1974
145.6
1.4
60.6
1973
137.8
1.2
61.7
1972
134.4
1.2
58.9
1971
127
1.1
55.4
1970
123.6
0.9
49.3
1969
123.4
1
45.4
1968
123.8
0.8
42.2
1967
119.1
0.5
32.7
1966
117
0.3
35.7
1965
116.5
0.3
30.8
1964
105.9
0
28.1
1963
110.4
0
27.1
1962
103.3
0
24.9
1961
94.9
0
21.3
1960
87.9
0
19.4
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