Democratic Republic of Congo vs Indonesia: Methane emissions by sector

Democratic Republic of Congo
11.88 million tonnes
in 2023
Indonesia
67.34 million tonnes
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
2nd
Indonesia rank
1st

Methane emissions by sector over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Indonesia
0100.0M200.0M300.0M199020062023

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 67.34 million tonnes against 11.88 million tonnes in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 55.46 million tonnes.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 5.7 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 2nd and Indonesia ranks 1st of 193 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Methane emissions by sector
Unit
tonnes
Source
Climate Watch (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,559 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Emissions are measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalents.