India vs Indonesia: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
India
105.59 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia
86.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
India rank
5th
Indonesia rank
7th
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 105.59 billion tonnes against 86.94 billion tonnes in Indonesia, a difference of 18.66 billion tonnes.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was India ahead.
India ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 194 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, India averaged higher in 13 and Indonesia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 2.36 billion tonnes | 207.85 million tonnes | 2.16 billion tonnes | India |
| 1890s | 3.02 billion tonnes | 1.55 billion tonnes | 1.47 billion tonnes | India |
| 1900s | 4.20 billion tonnes | 4.05 billion tonnes | 153.50 million tonnes | India |
| 1910s | 5.46 billion tonnes | 6.51 billion tonnes | 1.05 billion tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 8.25 billion tonnes | 8.97 billion tonnes | 718.41 million tonnes | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 13.11 billion tonnes | 11.77 billion tonnes | 1.34 billion tonnes | India |
| 1940s | 18.50 billion tonnes | 15.02 billion tonnes | 3.48 billion tonnes | India |
| 1950s | 25.28 billion tonnes | 18.69 billion tonnes | 6.59 billion tonnes | India |
| 1960s | 32.15 billion tonnes | 23.28 billion tonnes | 8.87 billion tonnes | India |
| 1970s | 37.14 billion tonnes | 28.89 billion tonnes | 8.25 billion tonnes | India |
| 1980s | 42.62 billion tonnes | 36.87 billion tonnes | 5.75 billion tonnes | India |
| 1990s | 50.17 billion tonnes | 47.44 billion tonnes | 2.73 billion tonnes | India |
| 2000s | 61.32 billion tonnes | 58.30 billion tonnes | 3.01 billion tonnes | India |
| 2010s | 79.87 billion tonnes | 72.85 billion tonnes | 7.02 billion tonnes | India |
| 2020s | 99.49 billion tonnes | 84.18 billion tonnes | 15.30 billion tonnes | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 105.59 billion tonnes against 86.94 billion tonnes in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between India and Indonesia?
- 18.66 billion tonnes, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
- India ranks 5th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change. 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), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.