India vs Indonesia: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
India
8.3%
in 2024
Indonesia
2.1%
in 2024
India rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
6th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- India
- Indonesia
How they compare
India currently reports 8.3% against 2.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 6.2%.
That makes India's figure about 3.9 times Indonesia's.
Across all 136 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
India ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 6th of 215 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | India |
| 1890s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | India |
| 1900s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 0.6% | India |
| 1910s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.8% | India |
| 1920s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | India |
| 1930s | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.5% | India |
| 1940s | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.8% | India |
| 1950s | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.8% | India |
| 1960s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | India |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.3% | 1.0% | India |
| 1980s | 2.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | India |
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.0% | 2.2% | India |
| 2000s | 4.2% | 1.2% | 3.0% | India |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 1.5% | 4.6% | India |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 1.9% | 5.7% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, India or Indonesia?
- India, at 8.3% against 2.1% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between India and Indonesia?
- 6.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Indonesia?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do India and Indonesia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- India ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 6th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ in the same year.