Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled over time
- Indonesia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 11.72 billion tonnes against 8.13 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 3.60 billion tonnes.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th 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 | 280.16 million tonnes | 542,271 tonnes | 279.62 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 386.64 million tonnes | 41.75 million tonnes | 344.89 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 485.35 million tonnes | 130.16 million tonnes | 355.19 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 643.89 million tonnes | 162.35 million tonnes | 481.54 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 942.68 million tonnes | 317.55 million tonnes | 625.13 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.58 billion tonnes | 1.07 billion tonnes | 510.21 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 2.54 billion tonnes | 2.56 billion tonnes | 24.60 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 4.02 billion tonnes | 4.53 billion tonnes | 513.67 million tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 5.97 billion tonnes | 7.80 billion tonnes | 1.83 billion tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 7.65 billion tonnes | 10.84 billion tonnes | 3.19 billion tonnes | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 11.72 billion tonnes against 8.13 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
- 3.60 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 from oil, gaps filled?
- Indonesia ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil with 86 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.