Congo vs Indonesia: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions
Congo
6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Indonesia
6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Congo rank
68th
Indonesia rank
67th
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions over time
- Congo
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo, a difference of 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 68th and Indonesia ranks 67th of 199 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 14 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 3.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.84 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1860s | 17.86 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.28 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1870s | 28.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 20.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1880s | 26.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.75 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 19.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1890s | 4.58 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1900s | -6.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.51 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1910s | -11.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 17.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 27.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 21.46 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1930s | 37.99 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 32.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1940s | 53.45 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 47.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1950s | 67.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 61.98 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1960s | 20.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.8 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1970s | 8.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.42 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.54 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1980s | 8.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.96 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.27 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 1990s | 10.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2000s | 10.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.09 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2010s | 8.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
| 2020s | 7.11 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 6.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.5544 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, Congo or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 6.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Congo as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions between Congo and Indonesia?
- 0.1 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Indonesia?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Congo and Indonesia rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions?
- Congo ranks 68th and Indonesia ranks 67th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita greenhouse gas emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.