Australia vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Australia
20.04 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
17.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Australia rank
17th
Indonesia rank
20th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
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 by world region, 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 by world region 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 by world region?
- Australia ranks 17th and Indonesia ranks 20th 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 by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.