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HEAD-TO-HEAD
🇮🇳 India vs 🇺🇸 USA
USA emits 1.6× more — and is rising.
Worse: USA
Climate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.
936 million cars driven for a year
4.3 Gt CO₂e / year
+6.4%risingHow sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.
Largest sites
- PowerVindhyachal power station34.4 Mt
- PowerSasan Ultra Mega Power Project30.3 Mt
- PowerMundra Thermal Power Project (Adani)26.2 Mt
Details
Monthly movement
How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.
Per person
3 tCO₂e / year
Population
1,450,935,7912024
Emissions gap
2.6 Gt more (1.6× more)
Score gap
1.6 pts higher
Trend gap
+4.7% improving more
Climate Damage Score: 0–100. Bigger means more greenhouse gas this year. Built only from measured emissions and trend.
1.5 billion cars driven for a year
6.9 Gt CO₂e / year
+1.7%risingHow sure we are about the measurement. A low score doesn't lower the polluter's rank — it just shows the data is fuzzier.How much of this entity's emissions could be tied to a named owner. Higher means a more complete picture.
Largest sites
- Fossil FuelsSpraberry Lower Light Oil TX68.1 Mt
- Fossil FuelsMarcellus Dry Gas PA47 Mt
- Fossil FuelsMarcellus Dry Gas PA41 Mt
Details
Monthly movement
How this entity moved versus the previous monthly run. Up means worse; down means better.
Per person
20.3 tCO₂e / year
Population
340,110,9882024
Other differences
Confidence gap
Same
Coverage gap
67 pts lower
Trend
India 2016-2024
USA 2016-2024