Indonesia vs Taiwan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal
Indonesia
5.28 billion tonnes
in 2024
Taiwan
5.13 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
18th
Taiwan rank
20th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from coal over time
- Indonesia
- Taiwan
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 5.28 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Taiwan, a difference of 148.89 million tonnes.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 129 shared years of data; in 1896 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 18th and Taiwan ranks 20th of 179 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 2.05 million tonnes | 119,080 tonnes | 1.93 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 6.42 million tonnes | 1.48 million tonnes | 4.94 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 20.00 million tonnes | 8.30 million tonnes | 11.70 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 47.73 million tonnes | 36.38 million tonnes | 11.35 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 85.40 million tonnes | 78.82 million tonnes | 6.57 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 112.74 million tonnes | 132.99 million tonnes | 20.25 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1950s | 128.89 million tonnes | 177.54 million tonnes | 48.65 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1960s | 144.94 million tonnes | 263.91 million tonnes | 118.96 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1970s | 151.20 million tonnes | 365.94 million tonnes | 214.74 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1980s | 167.17 million tonnes | 526.28 million tonnes | 359.11 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 294.73 million tonnes | 996.80 million tonnes | 702.08 million tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 869.80 million tonnes | 2.07 billion tonnes | 1.20 billion tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 2.39 billion tonnes | 3.63 billion tonnes | 1.24 billion tonnes | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 4.47 billion tonnes | 4.83 billion tonnes | 365.12 million tonnes | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from coal, Indonesia or Taiwan?
- Indonesia, at 5.28 billion tonnes against 5.13 billion tonnes in Taiwan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from coal between Indonesia and Taiwan?
- 148.89 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Taiwan?
- 129 years are reported by both, from 1896 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Taiwan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from coal?
- Indonesia ranks 18th and Taiwan ranks 20th 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.