Australia vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled

Australia
20.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
17.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Indonesia rank
20th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled over time

  • Australia
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 20.04 billion tonnes against 17.42 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 2.62 billion tonnes.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

Across all 136 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 20th of 215 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Indonesia Difference Ahead
1880s 77.57 million tonnes 3,664 tonnes 77.57 million tonnes Australia
1890s 113.53 million tonnes 2.19 million tonnes 111.33 million tonnes Australia
1900s 213.29 million tonnes 21.98 million tonnes 191.31 million tonnes Australia
1910s 392.27 million tonnes 77.61 million tonnes 314.66 million tonnes Australia
1920s 638.98 million tonnes 162.79 million tonnes 476.19 million tonnes Australia
1930s 912.67 million tonnes 327.38 million tonnes 585.29 million tonnes Australia
1940s 1.28 billion tonnes 521.58 million tonnes 756.17 million tonnes Australia
1950s 1.83 billion tonnes 652.15 million tonnes 1.18 billion tonnes Australia
1960s 2.72 billion tonnes 874.32 million tonnes 1.84 billion tonnes Australia
1970s 4.14 billion tonnes 1.27 billion tonnes 2.88 billion tonnes Australia
1980s 6.14 billion tonnes 2.20 billion tonnes 3.95 billion tonnes Australia
1990s 8.80 billion tonnes 3.88 billion tonnes 4.92 billion tonnes Australia
2000s 12.27 billion tonnes 6.80 billion tonnes 5.47 billion tonnes Australia
2010s 16.26 billion tonnes 11.24 billion tonnes 5.02 billion tonnes Australia
2020s 19.27 billion tonnes 15.88 billion tonnes 3.39 billion tonnes Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled, Australia or Indonesia?
Australia, at 20.04 billion tonnes against 17.42 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled between Australia and Indonesia?
2.62 billion tonnes, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions, gaps filled?
Australia ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 20th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions, gaps filled
Unit
tonnes
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 23,492 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative CO₂ emissions with 84 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.