Indonesia vs South Korea: Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas

Indonesia
2.81 billion tonnes
in 2024
South Korea
2.46 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
20th
South Korea rank
22nd

Cumulative CO₂ emissions from gas over time

  • Indonesia
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 2.81 billion tonnes against 2.46 billion tonnes in South Korea, a difference of 344.99 million tonnes.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 84 shared years of data; in 1905 it was South Korea ahead.

Indonesia ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 22nd of 146 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia South Korea Difference Ahead
1900s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1910s 0 tonnes 0 tonnes 0 tonnes
1920s 1.64 million tonnes 0 tonnes 1.64 million tonnes Indonesia
1930s 11.77 million tonnes 0 tonnes 11.77 million tonnes Indonesia
1940s 21.59 million tonnes 0 tonnes 21.59 million tonnes Indonesia
1980s 263.05 million tonnes 3.46 million tonnes 259.58 million tonnes Indonesia
1990s 667.16 million tonnes 94.16 million tonnes 573.00 million tonnes Indonesia
2000s 1.29 billion tonnes 505.59 million tonnes 786.92 million tonnes Indonesia
2010s 1.99 billion tonnes 1.36 billion tonnes 626.36 million tonnes Indonesia
2020s 2.62 billion tonnes 2.21 billion tonnes 412.62 million tonnes Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions from gas, Indonesia or South Korea?
Indonesia, at 2.81 billion tonnes against 2.46 billion tonnes in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions from gas between Indonesia and South Korea?
344.99 million tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Korea?
84 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and South Korea rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions from gas?
Indonesia ranks 20th and South Korea ranks 22nd 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.