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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions
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
215 places, 23,408 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.