Cement manufacturing emissions in India have experienced a steep climb in recent decades. In 2022, figures reached a high of 164 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (MtCO₂), up from some 149 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 2022
(in million metric tons)
Characteristic
Emissions in million metric tons
2022*
164.3
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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Global Carbon Project. (December 5, 2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in India from 1960 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 03, 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 2022 (in million metric tons)." Chart. December 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198693/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
Global Carbon Project. (2023). Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in India from 1960 to 2022 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 03, 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 2022 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2023, 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 2022 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198693/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/ (last visited November 03, 2024)
Carbon dioxide emissions from the manufacture of cement in India from 1960 to 2022 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Global Carbon Project, December 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1198693/carbon-dioxide-emissions-cement-manufacturing-china/
