Ethiopia vs Indonesia: Nitrous oxide emissions
Ethiopia
51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Indonesia
70.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
10th
Indonesia rank
7th
Nitrous oxide emissions over time
- Ethiopia
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 70.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ethiopia, a difference of 19.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.4 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 201 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 10 and Indonesia in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 1.14 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 917,865 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 219,085 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1860s | 1.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 985,380 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 226,928 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1870s | 1.52 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 326,061 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1880s | 2.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.51 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 491,258 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1890s | 2.27 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 1.79 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 480,135 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1900s | 2.56 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 2.25 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 305,847 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1910s | 3.40 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 40,639 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1920s | 5.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.90 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 276,517 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1930s | 5.60 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 5.95 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 351,827 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 13.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 9.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.32 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1950s | 19.75 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 15.21 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 4.54 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Ethiopia |
| 1960s | 17.11 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 17.89 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 782,090 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 18.04 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.53 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 3.48 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 19.38 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 32.31 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 12.93 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 22.02 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 42.68 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.66 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 29.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 50.44 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.26 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 42.30 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 63.37 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 21.07 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 51.19 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 71.18 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | 20.00 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher nitrous oxide emissions, Ethiopia or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 70.98 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents against 51.63 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents in Ethiopia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in nitrous oxide emissions between Ethiopia and Indonesia?
- 19.36 million tonnes of CO₂ equivalents, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Ethiopia and Indonesia rank globally for nitrous oxide emissions?
- Ethiopia ranks 10th 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 Nitrous oxide emissions. 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.