Canada vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Canada
9.84 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
5.28 billion tonnes
in 2024
Canada rank
15th
Indonesia rank
18th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Canada
- Indonesia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 9.84 billion tonnes against 5.28 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 4.56 billion tonnes.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.9 times Indonesia's.
Across all 136 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 15th and Indonesia ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 110.22 million tonnes | 3,664 tonnes | 110.21 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1890s | 185.58 million tonnes | 1.06 million tonnes | 184.53 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1900s | 415.11 million tonnes | 6.42 million tonnes | 408.69 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1910s | 947.48 million tonnes | 20.00 million tonnes | 927.48 million tonnes | Canada |
| 1920s | 1.69 billion tonnes | 47.73 million tonnes | 1.64 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1930s | 2.41 billion tonnes | 85.40 million tonnes | 2.32 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1940s | 3.27 billion tonnes | 112.74 million tonnes | 3.15 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1950s | 4.22 billion tonnes | 128.89 million tonnes | 4.09 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1960s | 4.80 billion tonnes | 144.94 million tonnes | 4.65 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.37 billion tonnes | 151.20 million tonnes | 5.22 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.16 billion tonnes | 167.17 million tonnes | 5.99 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 1990s | 7.19 billion tonnes | 294.73 million tonnes | 6.89 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.36 billion tonnes | 869.80 million tonnes | 7.49 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2010s | 9.32 billion tonnes | 2.39 billion tonnes | 6.93 billion tonnes | Canada |
| 2020s | 9.77 billion tonnes | 4.47 billion tonnes | 5.30 billion tonnes | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Canada or Indonesia?
- Canada, at 9.84 billion tonnes against 5.28 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Canada and Indonesia?
- 4.56 billion tonnes, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Indonesia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Indonesia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Canada ranks 15th and Indonesia ranks 18th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from coal since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.