India: emissions by fuel type 1960-2021

Coal combustion in India produced 1.8 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide (GtCO₂) in 2021. This was an increase of roughly 13 percent in comparison to the previous year, and the largest figure recorded during the periood 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 2021, by type (in million metric tons)

Characteristic	Coal	Gas	Oil
2021*	1,802.3	133.5	622.1
2020*	1,588.1	127.6	603.6
2019	1,677.7	128.7	674
2018	1,677.6	126.2	655.2
2017	1,561	118.9	631.1
2016	1,530	113.6	613.2
2015	1,487.5	106.9	554.8
2014	1,447.4	109.5	511.2
2013	1,320	110.7	495.6
2012	1,244.6	125.6	488.6
2011	1,089.8	136.4	458.9
2010	1,016	134.2	438.4
2009	983.9	112.7	431.6
2008	910.8	63	412.3
2007	842.5	52.7	391
2006	773.6	49.4	368.9
2005	721.5	50.4	351.6
2004	670	49.6	347.5
2003	625.9	50	329.9
2002	598.6	47.1	324.6
2001	582.1	43.6	316.1
2000	572.9	43.9	312.3
1999	560.5	42.3	300.5
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	-	19.4