Cement manufacturing emissions in India have experienced a steep climb in recent decades. In 2023, figures reached a high of 177 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂), up from some 164 MtCO₂ in the previous year. 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 2023
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons
2023
177.23
2022
164.32
2021
149.03
2020
122.91
2019
143.66
2018
138.96
2017
121.05
2016
123.28
2015
117.51
2014
115.82
2013
107.82
2012
100.24
2011
91.31
2010
86.03
2009
81.27
2008
73.24
2007
68.33
2006
64.91
2005
59.69
2004
55.54
2003
50.88
2002
49.11
2001
46.74
2000
45.96
1999
44.59
1998
39.03
1997
37.42
1996
34.08
1995
31.1
1994
28.54
1993
26.6
1992
25.16
1991
24.5
1990
22.35
1989
20.79
1988
18.23
1987
16.41
1986
16.01
1985
14.39
1984
12.59
1983
10.95
1982
9.68
1981
8.89
1980
7.54
1979
7.75
1978
8.42
1977
8.32
1976
8.28
1975
7.29
1974
6.5
1973
6.92
1972
7.36
1971
7.05
1970
6.49
1969
6.44
1968
5.87
1967
5.82
1966
5.57
1965
5.4
1964
4.94
1963
4.77
1962
4.38
1961
4.2
1960
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Global Carbon Project. (November 13, 2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in India from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198693/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in India from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 13, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198693/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
Global Carbon Project. (2024). Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in India from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198693/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
Global Carbon Project. "Carbon Dioxide Emissions from The Manufacture of Cement in India from 1960 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198693/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
Global Carbon Project, Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in India from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198693/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in India from 1960 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Global Carbon Project, November 13, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198693/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
