China vs Indonesia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
China
117.03 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
49.86 million tonnes
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
3rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 117.03 million tonnes against 49.86 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 67.17 million tonnes.
That makes China's figure about 2.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 117 shared years of data; in 1908 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, China averaged higher in 10 and Indonesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2.18 million tonnes | 346,248 tonnes | 1.83 million tonnes | China |
| 1910s | 1.37 million tonnes | 164,880 tonnes | 1.21 million tonnes | China |
| 1920s | 1.03 million tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 61,893 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 2.61 million tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 1.55 million tonnes | China |
| 1940s | -1.23 million tonnes | -729,798 tonnes | 504,804 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 65.81 million tonnes | 195,883 tonnes | 65.61 million tonnes | China |
| 1960s | -11.25 million tonnes | 949,998 tonnes | 12.20 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 91.77 million tonnes | 6.18 million tonnes | 85.60 million tonnes | China |
| 1980s | 93.67 million tonnes | 3.65 million tonnes | 90.03 million tonnes | China |
| 1990s | 108.78 million tonnes | 16.02 million tonnes | 92.76 million tonnes | China |
| 2000s | 433.15 million tonnes | 10.69 million tonnes | 422.47 million tonnes | China |
| 2010s | 283.20 million tonnes | 26.64 million tonnes | 256.56 million tonnes | China |
| 2020s | 315.10 million tonnes | 29.43 million tonnes | 285.67 million tonnes | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 117.03 million tonnes against 49.86 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in year-on-year change in co₂ emissions between China and Indonesia?
- 67.17 million tonnes, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 117 years are reported by both, from 1908 to 2024.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.