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
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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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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.