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

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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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Indicator
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 23,088 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed

Annual growth in total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in tonnes.