India vs Indonesia: Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change
India
3.20 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
1.39 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
6th
Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 3.20 billion tonnes against 1.39 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 1.81 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 2.3 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Indonesia ahead.
India ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 6th of 194 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, India averaged higher in 8 and Indonesia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 119.34 million tonnes | 207.85 million tonnes | 88.51 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1890s | 119.04 million tonnes | 248.72 million tonnes | 129.68 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 118.59 million tonnes | 246.12 million tonnes | 127.53 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 133.32 million tonnes | 245.91 million tonnes | 112.58 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 424.58 million tonnes | 252.65 million tonnes | 171.94 million tonnes | India |
| 1930s | 514.29 million tonnes | 303.66 million tonnes | 210.62 million tonnes | India |
| 1940s | 555.23 million tonnes | 339.55 million tonnes | 215.68 million tonnes | India |
| 1950s | 802.85 million tonnes | 401.80 million tonnes | 401.05 million tonnes | India |
| 1960s | 539.94 million tonnes | 508.50 million tonnes | 31.45 million tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 504.40 million tonnes | 595.23 million tonnes | 90.83 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 604.44 million tonnes | 1.08 billion tonnes | 473.46 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 893.45 million tonnes | 1.03 billion tonnes | 138.77 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.34 billion tonnes | 1.11 billion tonnes | 233.89 million tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 2.33 billion tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | 692.77 million tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 2.88 billion tonnes | 1.35 billion tonnes | 1.53 billion tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual co₂ emissions including land-use change, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 3.20 billion tonnes against 1.39 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual co₂ emissions including land-use change between India and Indonesia?
- 1.81 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for annual co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- India ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 6th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual CO₂ emissions including land-use change. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, measured in tonnes.