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
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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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas
Unit
tonnes
Source
Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 14,474 data points, 1750–2024
Last refreshed

Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from gas since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.