Australia vs Indonesia: Greenhouse gas emissions by gas
Australia
67.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Indonesia
70.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Australia rank
8th
Indonesia rank
7th
Greenhouse gas emissions by gas over time
- Australia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 70.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 67.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Australia, a difference of 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 17 and Indonesia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 8.67 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 917,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1860s | 9.24 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 985,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 8.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1870s | 11.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 10.43 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1880s | 15.33 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.83 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1890s | 15.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1900s | 16.15 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 13.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1910s | 20.13 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 16.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1920s | 22.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.41 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1930s | 23.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.34 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1940s | 29.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 19.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1950s | 41.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 26.69 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1960s | 52.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 34.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1970s | 67.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 45.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1980s | 67.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 35.28 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 1990s | 73.22 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 30.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 2000s | 77.91 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 27.46 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 2010s | 75.08 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 11.72 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Australia |
| 2020s | 63.81 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 7.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher greenhouse gas emissions by gas, Australia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 70.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 67.78 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in greenhouse gas emissions by gas between Australia and Indonesia?
- 3.20 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Indonesia rank globally for greenhouse gas emissions by gas?
- Australia ranks 8th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Greenhouse gas emissions by gas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.