Indonesia vs Japan: Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population
Indonesia
2.1%
in 2024
Japan
2.5%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
6th
Japan rank
5th
Share of global CO₂ emissions vs. share of population over time
- Indonesia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.5% against 2.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.
Across all 136 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Indonesia ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 215 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.7% | Japan |
| 1900s | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.1% | Japan |
| 1910s | 0.2% | 1.8% | 1.6% | Japan |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 2.2% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 2.7% | 2.1% | Japan |
| 1940s | 0.3% | 2.3% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 1950s | 0.2% | 2.1% | 1.8% | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.2% | 3.5% | 3.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.3% | 5.1% | 4.8% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.6% | 4.7% | 4.1% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 5.1% | 4.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 4.4% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 3.4% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 2.7% | 0.8% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population, Indonesia or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.5% against 2.1% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population between Indonesia and Japan?
- 0.4%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Japan?
- 136 years are reported by both, from 1889 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Japan rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions vs. share of population?
- Indonesia ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th 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.