Indonesia vs Taiwan: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Indonesia
0.2166 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Taiwan
0.2196 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Indonesia rank
69th
Taiwan rank
66th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Indonesia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ in Indonesia, a difference of 0.003 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 113 shared years of data; in 1901 it was Taiwan ahead.
Indonesia ranks 69th and Taiwan ranks 66th of 164 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 13 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.0712 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0825 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0113 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1910s | 0.0926 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2615 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1689 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1920s | 0.127 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4103 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1930s | 0.1992 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4331 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2339 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0.2188 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6681 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4493 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 0.1278 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4346 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3068 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 0.1478 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5013 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3535 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 0.1882 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5037 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3155 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 0.2203 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4128 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1925 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.2286 kilograms per international-$ | 0.381 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1524 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.2367 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3708 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1341 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.2059 kilograms per international-$ | 0.285 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0791 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.2005 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2303 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0298 kilograms per international-$ | Taiwan |
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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 0.2196 kilograms per international-$ against 0.2166 kilograms per international-$ in Indonesia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Indonesia and Taiwan?
- 0.003 kilograms per international-$, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Taiwan?
- 113 years are reported by both, from 1901 to 2022.
- How do Indonesia and Taiwan rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Indonesia ranks 69th and Taiwan ranks 66th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).