Indonesia vs Japan: Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change

Indonesia
86.94 billion tonnes
in 2024
Japan
74.89 billion tonnes
in 2024
Indonesia rank
7th
Japan rank
10th

Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change over time

  • Indonesia
  • Japan
020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B186819462024

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 86.94 billion tonnes against 74.89 billion tonnes in Japan, a difference of 12.05 billion tonnes.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was Japan ahead.

Indonesia ranks 7th and Japan ranks 10th of 194 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 14 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Japan Difference Ahead
1880s 207.85 million tonnes 503.91 million tonnes 296.06 million tonnes Japan
1890s 1.55 billion tonnes 731.51 million tonnes 818.10 million tonnes Indonesia
1900s 4.05 billion tonnes 1.32 billion tonnes 2.73 billion tonnes Indonesia
1910s 6.51 billion tonnes 2.22 billion tonnes 4.29 billion tonnes Indonesia
1920s 8.97 billion tonnes 3.49 billion tonnes 5.48 billion tonnes Indonesia
1930s 11.77 billion tonnes 5.07 billion tonnes 6.70 billion tonnes Indonesia
1940s 15.02 billion tonnes 7.03 billion tonnes 7.99 billion tonnes Indonesia
1950s 18.69 billion tonnes 8.94 billion tonnes 9.75 billion tonnes Indonesia
1960s 23.28 billion tonnes 12.22 billion tonnes 11.06 billion tonnes Indonesia
1970s 28.89 billion tonnes 19.49 billion tonnes 9.40 billion tonnes Indonesia
1980s 36.87 billion tonnes 28.83 billion tonnes 8.04 billion tonnes Indonesia
1990s 47.44 billion tonnes 39.66 billion tonnes 7.77 billion tonnes Indonesia
2000s 58.30 billion tonnes 52.08 billion tonnes 6.23 billion tonnes Indonesia
2010s 72.85 billion tonnes 64.46 billion tonnes 8.39 billion tonnes Indonesia
2020s 84.18 billion tonnes 72.89 billion tonnes 11.29 billion tonnes Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change, Indonesia or Japan?
Indonesia, at 86.94 billion tonnes against 74.89 billion tonnes in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change between Indonesia and Japan?
12.05 billion tonnes, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for cumulative co₂ emissions including land-use change?
Indonesia ranks 7th and Japan ranks 10th 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

Indicator
Cumulative CO₂ emissions including land-use change
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
194 places, 20,936 data points, 1850–2024
Last refreshed

Total cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), including land-use change, since the first year of available data, measured in tonnes.