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India: Carbon intensity of electricity generation

670.97gCO2e per kWh · 2025-10.6% since 2015

Emissions per unit of electricity generated, as estimated by Ember. Annual figures for India from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (gCO2e per kWh)Note
2025670.97
2024707.126
2023714.216
2022706.638
2021716.278
2020709.96
2019722.976
2018738.064
2017743.41
2016752.151
2015750.845
2014743.438
2013739.137
2012742.953
2011722.164
2010739.428
2009744.54
2008733.078
2007717.886
2006723.042
2005734.047
2004723.787
2003757.982
2002755.766
2001747.404
2000740.03
1999729.226
1998719.878
1997738.079
1996738.284
1995722.786
1994704.683
1993713.4
1992699.653
1991682.933
1990678.788
1989685.855
1988683.568
1987689.525
1986651.729
1985635.104

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Carbon intensity of electricity generation. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-carbon-intensity (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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