Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions
Indonesia
17.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
19.02 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
20th
Saudi Arabia rank
18th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions over time
- Indonesia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 19.02 billion tonnes against 17.42 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 1.60 billion tonnes.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 392.31 million tonnes | 542,271 tonnes | 391.77 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 521.58 million tonnes | 41.75 million tonnes | 479.82 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 652.15 million tonnes | 130.17 million tonnes | 521.98 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 874.32 million tonnes | 179.21 million tonnes | 695.11 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 699.96 million tonnes | 568.24 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 2.20 billion tonnes | 2.13 billion tonnes | 61.05 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 3.88 billion tonnes | 4.37 billion tonnes | 491.52 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 6.80 billion tonnes | 7.53 billion tonnes | 725.82 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 11.24 billion tonnes | 12.74 billion tonnes | 1.50 billion tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 15.88 billion tonnes | 17.65 billion tonnes | 1.77 billion tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 19.02 billion tonnes against 17.42 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.60 billion tonnes, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions?
- Indonesia ranks 20th and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.