Indonesia vs Kazakhstan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region
Indonesia
17.42 billion tonnes
in 2024
Kazakhstan
14.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
20th
Kazakhstan rank
22nd
Cumulative CO₂ emissions by world region over time
- Indonesia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 17.42 billion tonnes against 14.94 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan, a difference of 2.48 billion tonnes.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Indonesia ranks 20th and Kazakhstan ranks 22nd of 215 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and Kazakhstan in 13.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 3,664 tonnes | 18.56 million tonnes | 18.55 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1890s | 2.19 million tonnes | 31.87 million tonnes | 29.68 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1900s | 21.98 million tonnes | 75.32 million tonnes | 53.34 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1910s | 77.61 million tonnes | 138.77 million tonnes | 61.16 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1920s | 162.79 million tonnes | 181.26 million tonnes | 18.48 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1930s | 327.38 million tonnes | 297.79 million tonnes | 29.60 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 521.58 million tonnes | 543.16 million tonnes | 21.59 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1950s | 652.15 million tonnes | 1.00 billion tonnes | 351.10 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1960s | 874.32 million tonnes | 1.97 billion tonnes | 1.10 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 1.27 billion tonnes | 3.57 billion tonnes | 2.30 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 2.20 billion tonnes | 5.81 billion tonnes | 3.62 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 3.88 billion tonnes | 8.13 billion tonnes | 4.26 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 6.80 billion tonnes | 9.79 billion tonnes | 2.99 billion tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 11.24 billion tonnes | 12.21 billion tonnes | 967.38 million tonnes | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 15.88 billion tonnes | 14.38 billion tonnes | 1.51 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions by world region, Indonesia or Kazakhstan?
- Indonesia, at 17.42 billion tonnes against 14.94 billion tonnes in Kazakhstan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions by world region between Indonesia and Kazakhstan?
- 2.48 billion tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Kazakhstan?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Kazakhstan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions by world region?
- Indonesia ranks 20th and Kazakhstan ranks 22nd 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.