Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil
Indonesia
1.3%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
1.8%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
15th
Saudi Arabia rank
13th
Share of cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil over time
- Indonesia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 1.8% against 1.3% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 89 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th of 215 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 6 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.0% | 0.0% | 1.9% | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 1.9% | 0.2% | 1.7% | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.5% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 1.8% against 1.3% in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.5%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
- 89 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of cumulative co₂ emissions from oil?
- Indonesia ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 13th 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 cumulative CO₂ emissions from oil. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cumulative emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from oil since the first year of available data, measured as a percentage of global cumulative emissions of CO₂ from oil.