Indonesia vs Switzerland: Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry

Indonesia
4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Switzerland
3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Indonesia rank
94th
Switzerland rank
96th

Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry over time

  • Indonesia
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 94th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 198 countries.

Across the 18 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade Indonesia Switzerland Difference Ahead
1850s 0.2394 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1647 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.0748 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Indonesia
1860s 0.2414 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3769 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.1355 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1870s 0.2439 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6162 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.3723 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1880s 0.2484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.8484 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.6 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1890s 0.2721 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1900s 0.3681 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1910s 0.4374 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.18 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1920s 0.5362 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1930s 0.7366 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.61 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.87 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1940s 0.5416 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.69 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 1.14 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1950s 0.5349 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 3.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1960s 0.5674 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.85 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1970s 0.9007 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 7.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1980s 1.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
1990s 1.66 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.71 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
2000s 2.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 6.26 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
2010s 2.93 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 5.12 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 2.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland
2020s 3.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 4.08 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person 0.4354 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry, Indonesia or Switzerland?
Indonesia, at 4.03 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 3.88 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Switzerland as of 2024.
What is the difference in per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry between Indonesia and Switzerland?
0.15 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Switzerland?
175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
How do Indonesia and Switzerland rank globally for per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry?
Indonesia ranks 94th and Switzerland ranks 96th of 198 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, excluding land use and forestry. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Per capita greenhouse gas emissions, excluding land use and forestry
Unit
tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
Source
Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
198 places, 33,742 data points, 1850–2024
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Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.