Indonesia vs Saudi Arabia: Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement
Indonesia
2.0%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
2.0%
in 2024
Indonesia rank
7th
Saudi Arabia rank
8th
Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement over time
- Indonesia
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 2.0% against 2.0% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th of 211 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.3% | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.7% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 0.0% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 0.1% | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global co₂ emissions from cement, Indonesia or Saudi Arabia?
- Indonesia, at 2.0% against 2.0% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global co₂ emissions from cement between Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0%, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Indonesia and Saudi Arabia rank globally for share of global co₂ emissions from cement?
- Indonesia ranks 7th and Saudi Arabia ranks 8th 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.