India vs Indonesia: Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions
India
130.72 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
49.86 million tonnes
in 2024
India rank
1st
Indonesia rank
3rd
Year-on-year change in CO₂ emissions over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 130.72 million tonnes against 49.86 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 80.86 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 2.6 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 135 shared years of data; in 1890 it was India ahead.
India ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 3rd of 215 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, India averaged higher in 12 and Indonesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 603,256 tonnes | 112,118 tonnes | 491,138 tonnes | India |
| 1900s | 1.41 million tonnes | 486,213 tonnes | 922,583 tonnes | India |
| 1910s | 1.88 million tonnes | 164,880 tonnes | 1.72 million tonnes | India |
| 1920s | -126,690 tonnes | 1.09 million tonnes | 1.22 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 760,422 tonnes | 1.07 million tonnes | 305,794 tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 687,553 tonnes | -729,798 tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | India |
| 1950s | 4.52 million tonnes | 195,883 tonnes | 4.33 million tonnes | India |
| 1960s | 7.60 million tonnes | 949,998 tonnes | 6.65 million tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 9.89 million tonnes | 6.18 million tonnes | 3.71 million tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 26.44 million tonnes | 3.65 million tonnes | 22.79 million tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 42.05 million tonnes | 16.02 million tonnes | 26.03 million tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 65.21 million tonnes | 10.69 million tonnes | 54.53 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 99.78 million tonnes | 26.64 million tonnes | 73.14 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 116.46 million tonnes | 29.43 million tonnes | 87.03 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher year-on-year change in co₂ emissions, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 130.72 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 India and Indonesia?
- 80.86 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 135 years are reported by both, from 1890 to 2024.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for year-on-year change in co₂ emissions?
- India ranks 1st 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.