China vs Indonesia: Absolute change co2

China
117.03 million
in 2024
Indonesia
49.86 million
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
3rd

Absolute change co2 over time

  • China
  • Indonesia
-250.0M0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B189019572024

How they compare

China currently reports 117.03 million against 49.86 million in Indonesia, a difference of 67.17 million.

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 346,248 1.83 million China
1910s 1.37 million 164,880 1.21 million China
1920s 1.03 million 1.09 million 61,893 Indonesia
1930s 2.61 million 1.07 million 1.55 million China
1940s -1.23 million -729,798 504,804 Indonesia
1950s 65.81 million 195,883 65.61 million China
1960s -11.25 million 949,998 12.20 million Indonesia
1970s 91.77 million 6.18 million 85.60 million China
1980s 93.67 million 3.65 million 90.03 million China
1990s 108.78 million 16.02 million 92.76 million China
2000s 433.15 million 10.69 million 422.47 million China
2010s 283.20 million 26.64 million 256.56 million China
2020s 315.10 million 29.43 million 285.67 million China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute change co2, China or Indonesia?
China, at 117.03 million against 49.86 million in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in absolute change co2 between China and Indonesia?
67.17 million, 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 absolute change co2?
China ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Absolute change co2. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Absolute change co2
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed