India vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
India
3.03 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
2.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
18th
Indonesia rank
20th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 3.03 billion tonnes against 2.81 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 226.43 million tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 125 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Indonesia ahead.
India ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 20th of 146 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 9.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1890s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1900s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1910s | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | 0 tonnes | — |
| 1920s | 0 tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | 1.64 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 0 tonnes | 11.77 million tonnes | 11.77 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0 tonnes | 21.56 million tonnes | 21.56 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 771,889 tonnes | 85.58 million tonnes | 84.80 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 10.75 million tonnes | 128.20 million tonnes | 117.45 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 53.29 million tonnes | 253.42 million tonnes | 200.14 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 270.47 million tonnes | 667.16 million tonnes | 396.70 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 800.07 million tonnes | 1.29 billion tonnes | 492.43 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.84 billion tonnes | 1.99 billion tonnes | 151.89 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 2.76 billion tonnes | 2.62 billion tonnes | 136.36 million tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 3.03 billion tonnes against 2.81 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between India and Indonesia?
- 226.43 million tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 125 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
- India ranks 18th and Indonesia ranks 20th of 146 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 gas. 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 gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.