Egypt vs Indonesia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Egypt
1.9%
in 2024
Indonesia
2.0%
in 2024
Egypt rank
9th
Indonesia rank
7th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Egypt
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.0% against 1.9% in Egypt, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 97 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 211 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 6 and Indonesia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Egypt |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1940s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Egypt |
| 1950s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.6% | Egypt |
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 0.5% | Egypt |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 2.0% | 0.6% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.8% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.9% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Egypt or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 2.0% against 1.9% in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Egypt and Indonesia?
- 0.1%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Indonesia?
- 97 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Indonesia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Egypt ranks 9th and Indonesia ranks 7th of 211 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 from cement. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂) from cement, measured as a percentage of global emissions of CO₂ from cement in the same year.