Indonesia vs South Africa: Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type
Indonesia
0.8578 tonnes per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.8606 tonnes per person
in 2024
Indonesia rank
144th
South Africa rank
143rd
Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type over time
- Indonesia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.8606 tonnes per person against 0.8578 tonnes per person in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0028 tonnes per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 136 shared years of data; in 1889 it was South Africa ahead.
Indonesia ranks 144th and South Africa ranks 143rd of 213 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | — |
| 1890s | 0.0096 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0096 tonnes per person | Indonesia |
| 1900s | 0.0701 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.0701 tonnes per person | Indonesia |
| 1910s | 0.1048 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1048 tonnes per person | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 0.144 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.144 tonnes per person | Indonesia |
| 1930s | 0.2799 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.2799 tonnes per person | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0.1851 tonnes per person | 0 tonnes per person | 0.1851 tonnes per person | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 0.1518 tonnes per person | 0.491 tonnes per person | 0.3393 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.1804 tonnes per person | 0.7621 tonnes per person | 0.5817 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.3349 tonnes per person | 1.32 tonnes per person | 0.9855 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.4655 tonnes per person | 1.27 tonnes per person | 0.8078 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.5924 tonnes per person | 0.8108 tonnes per person | 0.2184 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.718 tonnes per person | 0.9044 tonnes per person | 0.1865 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.8536 tonnes per person | 0.9584 tonnes per person | 0.1049 tonnes per person | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.8152 tonnes per person | 0.8992 tonnes per person | 0.084 tonnes per person | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type, Indonesia or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.8606 tonnes per person against 0.8578 tonnes per person in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type between Indonesia and South Africa?
- 0.0028 tonnes per person, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Africa?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and South Africa rank globally for per capita co₂ emissions by fuel type?
- Indonesia ranks 144th and South Africa ranks 143rd of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita CO₂ emissions by fuel type. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil, measured in tonnes per person.