Indonesia vs Japan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Indonesia
0.2166 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Japan
0.2157 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Indonesia rank
69th
Japan rank
70th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Indonesia
- Japan
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ in Japan, a difference of 0.0009 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 127 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Japan ahead.
Indonesia ranks 69th and Japan ranks 70th of 164 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0001 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0898 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0897 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.0131 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1399 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1268 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.0664 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2845 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2181 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.0926 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4098 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3172 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.127 kilograms per international-$ | 0.408 kilograms per international-$ | 0.281 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.1992 kilograms per international-$ | 0.39 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1909 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.2152 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4227 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2075 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.1278 kilograms per international-$ | 0.393 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2653 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.1478 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4159 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2681 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2543 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.2203 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3217 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1014 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.2286 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3044 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0758 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.2367 kilograms per international-$ | 0.288 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0513 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2616 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0557 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.2005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2213 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0208 kilograms per international-$ | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Indonesia or Japan?
- Indonesia, at 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2157 kilograms per international-$ in Japan as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Indonesia and Japan?
- 0.0009 kilograms per international-$, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
- 127 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2022.
- How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Indonesia ranks 69th and Japan ranks 70th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).