Indonesia vs Japan: Carbon dioxide emissions by income level

Indonesia
812.22 million tonnes
in 2024
Japan
961.87 million tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
6th
Japan rank
5th

Carbon dioxide emissions by income level over time

  • Indonesia
  • Japan
0500.0M1.0B1.5B186819462024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 961.87 million tonnes against 812.22 million tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 149.65 million tonnes.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

Across all 136 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Indonesia ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 215 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Japan Difference Ahead
1880s 3,664 tonnes 6.25 million tonnes 6.25 million tonnes Japan
1890s 626,201 tonnes 11.58 million tonnes 10.95 million tonnes Japan
1900s 3.67 million tonnes 29.62 million tonnes 25.95 million tonnes Japan
1910s 6.53 million tonnes 57.49 million tonnes 50.96 million tonnes Japan
1920s 11.39 million tonnes 80.91 million tonnes 69.52 million tonnes Japan
1930s 21.17 million tonnes 104.27 million tonnes 83.10 million tonnes Japan
1940s 13.91 million tonnes 113.09 million tonnes 99.18 million tonnes Japan
1950s 17.09 million tonnes 151.02 million tonnes 133.93 million tonnes Japan
1960s 24.90 million tonnes 400.69 million tonnes 375.79 million tonnes Japan
1970s 60.56 million tonnes 883.62 million tonnes 823.06 million tonnes Japan
1980s 115.00 million tonnes 934.21 million tonnes 819.22 million tonnes Japan
1990s 225.41 million tonnes 1.21 billion tonnes 980.03 million tonnes Japan
2000s 343.31 million tonnes 1.26 billion tonnes 914.92 million tonnes Japan
2010s 539.55 million tonnes 1.22 billion tonnes 679.59 million tonnes Japan
2020s 717.77 million tonnes 1.01 billion tonnes 297.07 million tonnes Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher carbon dioxide emissions by income level, Indonesia or Japan?
Japan, at 961.87 million tonnes against 812.22 million tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in carbon dioxide emissions by income level between Indonesia and Japan?
149.65 million tonnes, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for carbon dioxide emissions by income level?
Indonesia ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon dioxide emissions by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Carbon dioxide emissions by income level
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
216 places, 23,583 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

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